Additions to the myxobiota of the Åland Islands

Abstract

Six myxomycete species new to the Åland Islands are presented: Comatricha elegans, Cribraria intricata, Didymium minus, Hemitrichia clavata, Licea variabilis and Trichia favoginea. The record of Cribraria intricata is the third in Finland. Specimens were collected in September 2014. Altogether the number of myxomycete species found from the Åland Islands is now 55.

Keywords

• Amoebozoa
• Biogeography
• Myxogastria
• Myxomycetes
• Slime mold.