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Issue: Vol. 747 No. 3: 18 Mar. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-03-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.747.3.6
Page range: 295-300
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Myxomycetes associated with Dicymbe corymbosa in Guyana

Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia; Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA
Department of Biological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, Arcata, California 95521, USA
Amoebozoa diversity microbial ecology moist chamber cultures slime molds Fungi

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Elliott, T.F., Stephenson, S.L. & Henkel, T.W. (2026) Myxomycetes associated with Dicymbe corymbosa in Guyana. Phytotaxa 747 (3): 295–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.747.3.6