Check List 8(4): 617-619, doi: 10.15560/8.4.617
An update on the myxomycete biota (Amoebozoa: Myxogastria) of Colombia
expand article infoCarlos Rojas‡, Natalia Herrera§, Stephen L. Stephenson|
‡ Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica§ Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia| University of Arkansas, United States of America

Corresponding author: Carlos Rojas ( crojas@fungica.com )

© 2017 Carlos Rojas, Natalia Herrera, Stephen Stephenson.
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Citation: Rojas C, Herrera N, Stephenson S (2012) An update on the myxomycete biota (Amoebozoa: Myxogastria) of Colombia. Check List 8(4): 617-619. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.4.617
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Abstract
Twelve new records of myxomycetes are reported for Colombia. These additions increase the number of myxomycetes known from this country to 108 species. Since the Colombian territory is part of a biodiversity-rich region in the heart of the Neotropics, the present effort may be considered as a minor contribution. However, due to scarcity of myxomycete research in this country and the importance of inventories involving microorganisms for such purposes as restoration ecology and ecosystem functioning projects, the data presented herein represent a necessary contribution to an understudied aspect of tropical ecology.
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