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Hemitrichia
Sign in to saveHemitrichia is a genus of slime molds, of the family Trichiaceae, found within the order Trichiida. It was first described by Josef Rostafinski in 1873 and remains a well-defined genus of the slime molds. Hemitrichia species exhibit either plasmodiocarp or sporangium fruiting bodies, both of which are well-known and recognizable slime molds seen on multiple continents. This genus includes species such as H. serpula (known as the pretzel slime mold) and H. decipiens (known as salmon-eggs), both of which are widespread.
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It is catalogued under topics including Eumycetozoa genera and Myxogastria.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyChronidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 297
- With media
- 175
- Family
- Trichiaceae
- Collections
- NEB, LSUM, MICH, MIN, ILLS
- Recorded in
- United States, Puerto Rico
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Hemitrichia is a genus of slime molds, of the family Trichiaceae, found within the order Trichiida. It was first described by Josef Rostafinski in 1873 and remains a well-defined genus of the slime molds. Hemitrichia species exhibit either plasmodiocarp or sporangium fruiting bodies, both of which are well-known and recognizable slime molds seen on multiple continents. This genus includes species such as H. serpula (known as the pretzel slime mold) and H. decipiens (known as salmon-eggs), both of which are widespread.
==Etymology== Hemi comes directly from the Greek prefix hemi, meaning “half”. Trichia is combination of the Greek trichios, which refers to hair or hair-like structure and –ia, referring to a condition, leading to –trichia being the condition of having hair. Hemitrichia therefore refers to the condition of partially having hair.
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