peridium
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Hypothallus none; peridium checkered with pale reticulations. i.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
When the spores are fully ripe the peridium opens by a small apical aperture for their dispersion.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
The persistent warts which cover the surface of the peridium are so minute as to appear to the naked eye like scales.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
Distinguished at sight by the peculiarly mottled peridium.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
A rare and beautiful species, distinguished well by the small size, about .5 mm., by the thin iridescent peridium, as by the microscopic characters of the capillitial threads.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
