Leocarpus fragilis Rostaf., Sluzowce
Creators: name: Treviño-Zevallos, Italo
name: García-Cunchillos, Iván
name: Basanta, Diana Wrigley De
name: Lado, Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Protozoa
Mycetozoa
Myxomycetes
Physarales
Physaraceae
Leocarpus
Leocarpus fragilis

description: 87. Leocarpus fragilis (Dicks.) Rostaf., Sluzowce monogr. 132 (1874)   
 Specimens examined. PERU. Ancash: Bolognesi, Huasta, Chiquian, route AN-1263 towards Huallanca, km 39, 4002 m, 10º10′41”S, 76º55′52”W, 15 May 2018, leaves and woody debris of Polylepis sp., Lado 26772 (MAFungi 97540, USM). Huaraz, Independencia, Piruruyoc, route AN-14, km 119, 4015 m, 9º33′51”S, 77º35′44”W, 9 May 2018, debris of grasses, Lado 26105 (MA-Fungi 96910, USM). Independencia, Huaraz, Cojup ravine, route AN-139, km 17, 3825 m, 9º28′51”S, 77º26′59”W, 9 May 2018, leaf of Cranichis sp. (Orchid) alive, on bryophytes and leaf of Elaphoglosum sp., Lado 26165 (MA-Fungi 96972, USM). Huari, Chavín de Huantar, Tambillos, route AN-110, km 43,5, 4145 m, 9º41′12”S, 77º13′50”W, 14 May 2018, bark and woody debris of Polylepis sp., Lado 26645b (MA-Fungi 97423), grasses and leaf litter, Lado 26658 (MA-Fungi 97435), Lado 26659 (MA-Fungi 97436), leaves of Cortaderia jubata, Lado 26660 (MA-Fungi 97437), Lado 26661 (MA-Fungi 97438). Recuay, Catac, route AN-110, km 18, Querococha lagoon, 4040 m, 9º43′27”S, 77º20′02”W, 24 May 2014, branches of Polylepis sp., Lado 23865 (MA-Fungi 95515). Ticapampa, Catac, route AN-110, km 22, 4150 m, 9º43′18”S, 77º19′19”W, 11 May 2018, leaf litter and bark of Polylepis sp., Lado 26286 (MA-Fungi 97085), Lado 26287b (MA-Fungi 97087). Catac, route AN-110, km 22, 4154 m, 9º43′21”S, 77º19′18”W, 11 May 2018, leaves of Polylepis sp., Lado 26678 (MA-Fungi 97453). Arequipa: Arequipa, Chiguata, route PE-34C, 31 km east of Chiguata, 4053 m, 16º23′35.6”S, 71º19′07.2”W, 10 Oct 2012, branches, leaves and bark of Polylepis rugulosa, Lado 22340 (MA-Fungi 94867). Ayacucho: Lucanas, route PE-30A, km 103, 4 km east of Abra Condorcenca, 3947 m, 14º38′28.1”S, 74º17′57.8”W, 27 Sep 2012, bark of Polylepis sp., Lado 21838 (MA-Fungi 90734, USM), Lado 21842 (MA-Fungi 94612). Cusco: Canas, Kunturkanki, route from El Descanso to Sicuani, Km 6, 4085 m, 14º29′08”S, 71º17′42”W, 22 Apr 2016, branch and brak of Polylepis sp., Lado 24671 (MA-Fungi 95940, USM). Cusco, Pisac, Tambomachay, route PE-28G, Km 11, 3763 m, 13º28′53”S, 71º57′50”W, 16 Apr 2016, bark of Polylepis sp., Lado 24347 (MA-Fungi 95690, USM), Lado 24357 (MA-Fungi 95699, USM). Espinar, Suyckutambo, Toroyoc, 23,5 km southwest of Espinar, 3969 m, 14º56′06”S, 71º34′40”W, 23 Apr 2016, bark and leaves of Polylepis sp., Lado 24696 (MA-Fungi 95960). Quispicanchi, Ccatca, Lahualahua, route PE-30C, Km 39.5, 3685 m, 13º38′57”S, 71º27′34”W, 15 Apr 2016, bark and leaf of Polylepis sp., Lado 24322 (MA-Fungi 95666), Lado 24329 (MA-Fungi 95672). Junin: Yauli, Paccha, La Oroya, route PE-3N, km 6, 6 km north of La Oroya, 3706 m, 11º29′29”S, 75º56′36”W, 1 May 2017, leaves and bark Polylepis racemosa and grasses, Lado 25665 (MA-Fungi 96823). Pasco: Pasco, Yanacancha, La Quinua, route PE-3N, km. 144,5, 3642 m, 10º37′28”S, 76º10′28”W, 18 May 2018, woody debris of Polylepis sp., Lado 26963 (MA-Fungi 97714), Lado 26980 (MA-Fungi 97732), bryophytes, Lado 26985 (MA-Fungi 97737), Lado 26987 (MA-Fungi 97739).
description: Published as part of Treviño-Zevallos, Italo, García-Cunchillos, Iván, Basanta, Diana Wrigley De & Lado, Carlos, 2023, Diversity of Myxomycetes from Peru Part III: The high Andes and the altiplano, pp. 1-92 in Phytotaxa 624 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.624.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10150721