First insights into the phylogeny of the order <i>Cribrariales</i> (<i>Amoebozoa</i>, <i>Myxomycetes</i>), with the definite exclusion of the genus <i>Enteridium</i>.

ABSTRACT: The order Cribrariales is among the least studied higher groups in the Myxomycetes, with numerous taxonomic problems and scarce molecular data available in public databases. Of the three genera currently accepted, viz. Cribraria, Lindbladia, and Enteridium, the last one shows a set of morphological characters clearly disagreeing with the two former ones. Using a representative sampling and two unlinked loci (nuclear and mitochondrial SSU), we assessed the phylogenetic relationships in the bright-spored Myxomycetes (Lucisporomycetidae) and concluded that the genus Enteridium must be excluded from the order Cribrariales and placed instead within the order Trichiales, family Dianemataceae. We provide detailed explanations o

SUBMITTER: Zamora JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12511878 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature