Myxomycete diversity and ecology in the Baotianman National Nature Reserve, a subtropical mountain forest in central China

Gao, Yang; Yan, Shi; Wang, Gaowei; He, Gang; Chen, Shuanglin

doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2018.06.002

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“…This may be owing to geographical separation, which made the assemblage of myxomycetes different even in each habitat type, such as a subtropical forest. In the subtropical area of China, the Tiantangzhai National Forest Park shared 44 species with the Baotianman National Nature Reserve in Henan Province (which was 443 km away; 71 species, 24 genera; Gao et al, 2018 ) and shared 43 species with Badagongshan National Nature Reserve in Hunan Province (which was 600 km away; 91 species, 25 genera; Ukkola, Härkönen & Zeng, 2001 ; Härkönen, Ukkola & Zeng, 2004 ), and the Sørensen’s coefficient of community index was 0.61 and 0.52, respectively. It could be hypothesized that the geographical distance may affect the similarity of myxomycete species, because factors such as vegetation, temperature, and precipitation may be more similar in closer distances.…”

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“…Therefore, they should have abundant resources of myxomycete species. Researchers in Vietnam ( Redeña-Santos et al, 2018 ), Nepal ( Chauhan, Budhathoki & Adhikari, 2015 ), China ( Liu et al, 2013 ; Gao et al, 2018 ; Ukkola, Härkönen & Zeng, 2001 ; Härkönen, Ukkola & Zeng, 2004 ) and other countries have conducted research on the species of humid subtropical myxomycetes. A total of 239 species of myxomycetes belonging to 41 genera have been identified in subtropical China.…”

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“…For example, Physarum and Didymium are more common in tropical and subtropical broad-leaved forests, while Cribraria and Trichia are widely distributed in temperate coniferous forests ( Stephenson, Novozhilov & Schnittler, 2000 ). Several factors that affect the occurrence of myxomycetes in forest types include the substrate, pH, water retention, and vegetation ( Schnittler et al, 2016 ; Gao et al, 2018 ).…”

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Distribution and diversity of myxomycetes in Tiantangzhai National Forest Park, China

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Although myxomycetes are ubiquitous in terrestrial ecosystems, studies on their distribution and diversity in subtropical humid forests are still lacking. Field collections and moist chamber cultures were conducted from May to October within a two-year period in the Tiantangzhai National Forest Park of China. A total of 1,492 records representing 73 species belonging to 26 genera were obtained, of which 243 records/37 species were from field collections, and 1,249 records/52 species were from moist chamber cultures. Among the specimens obtained by culturing, 896 records/38 species and 353 records/37 species were obtained from living bark and ground litter, respectively. ANOVA showed that the sampling months had significant impacts on collection of myxomycetes from field and those that inhabit litter. An LEfSe analysis indicated that Arcyria was significantly abundant in August, while Stemonitis and Physarum were more abundant in July when collected from field. An RDA analysis showed that temperature was the main factor that affected the litter-inhabiting myxomycetes. The ANOVA indicated that forest type was the significant factor for bark-inhabiting myxomycetes. Diderma effusum was primarily obtained from mixed forests, while Clastoderma debaryanum and Colloderma oculatum were more common in coniferous forests. The RDA analysis indicated that the vegetation, pH, water retention, and elevation were the primary factors that affected the bark-inhabiting myxomycetes.

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“…However, due to the relatively limited scope of previous studies, there are still a large number of areas (e.g., Tibet, Qinghai, Hainan, and Xinjiang) that warrant additional attention. With the expanding research on the systematics of myxomycetes and the development of high-throughput sequencing technology, the efforts to assess biodiversity are no longer limited to traditional field-based collecting and the use of moist chamber cultures [ 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 ].…”

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Past and Ongoing Field-Based Studies of Myxomycetes

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2023

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Evidence from molecular studies indicates that myxomycetes (also called myxogastrids or plasmodial slime molds) have a long evolutionary history, and the oldest known fossil is from the mid-Cretaceous. However, they were not “discovered” until 1654, when a brief description and a woodcut depicting what is almost certainly the common species Lycogala epidendrum was published. First thought to be fungi, myxomycetes were not universally recognized as completely distinct until well into the twentieth century. Biodiversity surveys for the group being carried out over several years are relatively recent, with what is apparently the first example being carried out in the 1930s. Beginning in the 1980s, a series of such surveys yielded large bodies of data on the occurrence and distribution of myxomycetes in terrestrial ecosystems. The most notable of these were the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) project carried out in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Planetary Biodiversity Inventory Project (PBI) carried out in localities throughout the world, and the Myxotropic project being carried out throughout the Neotropics. The datasets available from both past and ongoing surveys now allow global and biogeographical patterns of myxomycetes to be assessed for the first time.

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“…Stephenson [ 27 ] investigated the assemblage of myxomycetes associated with decaying fronds of nikau palm in New Zealand, where most species belong to Physarales and Trichiales. In terms of species richness and diversity, Li [ 28 ] and Gao [ 11 ] found that mixed broadleaf-conifer forest was much higher than broadleaf and coniferous forests.…”

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Distribution characteristics and diversity of myxomycetes in three parallel rivers in Yunnan, China

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Peng

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Three Parallel Rivers is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. However, the research on myxomycetes diversity is scarce in this area. Random sampling was used to investigate myxomycetes’ diversity and distribution characteristics in this area. One hundred and seventeen species, including three varieties, were obtained, belonging to 28 genera, nine families, and six orders, with Arcyria cinerea and Physarum viride being the dominant species. Moreover, four species and one variety were first reported in China. Twenty-six species and one variety were first reported in Yunnan Province. The species’ most commonly utilized substrate for fruiting bodies was decaying wood, and Cribraria was the dominant genus. The species diversity was most abundant in mixed broadleaf-conifer forests. Species similarity between coniferous and broad-leaved forests was much higher than the pairwise comparison of other forest types. NMDS analysis shows that substrate and forest types had insignificant effects on myxomycetes communities, while river valley had a significant effect. The myxomycetes community similarity between river valleys is unrelated to geographical proximity.

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Myxomycete diversity and ecology in the Baotianman National Nature Reserve, a subtropical mountain forest in central China

Cited by 9 publications

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Distribution and diversity of myxomycetes in Tiantangzhai National Forest Park, China

Distribution and diversity of myxomycetes in Tiantangzhai National Forest Park, China

Past and Ongoing Field-Based Studies of Myxomycetes

Distribution characteristics and diversity of myxomycetes in three parallel rivers in Yunnan, China

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