Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds from the Russian Far East

Diversity of Dictyostelid Cellular Slime Molds, Including Two Species New to Science, in Forest Soils of Changbai Mountain, China

“…There are six species that cluster near this species in a SSU phylogenetic tree. These are Heterostelium anisocaule , H. migratissimum , H. multibrachiatum , H. parvimigratum , H. pseudocandidum , and H. pseudoplasmodiofascium ( 35 , 36 , 42 , 43 ). In H. anisocaule , the number of branches in whorls, the number of nodes, and length of sorocarps are all less than in this species.…”

“…These two species are described from two different localities in the world. Heterostelium multibrachiatum was described recently from a mixed forest in the Far East of Russia ( 43 ). There are also some morphological differences between the two species.…”

Diversity of Cellular Slime Molds (Dictyostelids) in the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve and Geographical Distribution Comparisons with Other Representative Nature Reserves in Different Climate Zones of China

“…The Jaccard similarity coefficient (S J %) of the family, genus, and species was calculated using data obtained from Changbai Mountain (CB) [ 23 ] in Jilin Province, Gushan Mountain (GS) [ 42 ] in Fujian Province, Baiyun Mountain (BY) [ 43 ] in Henan Province, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in Tibet (QT) [ 22 ], and the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve (FJ) in Guizhou in the present study ( Figure 13 A). At the family level, the majority for each other (S J %) was higher than 50%, reaching moderate similarity.…”

“…In order to clarify the geographical distribution of dictyostelids in the nature reserves, four other representative protected areas in China were selected along with Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve in this study; the data sources for the four representative protected areas included seven species from Changbai Mountain (CB) [ 23 ] ( Dictyostelium discoideum , D. mucoroides , D. robusticaule , Cavenderia fasciculata , Heterostelium pallidum , H. recretum , H. candidum ), three species from Gushan Mountain (GS) [ 42 ] ( Dictyostelium brefeldianum , D. clavatum , D. purpureum ), five species from Baiyun Mountain (BY) [ 43 ] ( Dictyostelium sphaerocephalum , D. purpureum , Heterostelium candidum , H. tenuissium , Polysphondylium violaceum ), and 12 species from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QT) [ 22 ] ( Dictyostelium brevicaule , D. vermiforme , D. brefeldianum , D. sphaerocephalum , D. minimum , D. crassicaule , D. multiforme , Cavenderia fasciculata , C. antarctica , C. aureostipes , C. exigua , Heterostelium tikalense) .…”