''Stemonitopsis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

slime mold Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to a polyphyletic assemblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba, Amoebozoa and Holomycota clades. Most are near-microscopic; those in the Myxogastria ...

s in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First

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by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a

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of ''

Comatricha ''Comatricha'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. As of 2015, Index Fungorum includes 39 species in the genus. Species *'' Comatricha afroalpina'' *'' Comatricha aggregata'' *'' Comatricha alta'' *'' Comatricha anomala'' ...

'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The

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Stemonitopsis hyperopta ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

'', which was originally described by

Charles Meylan Charles Meylan (23 June 1868, Le Brassus – 3 June 1941, Sainte-Croix) was a Swiss botanist. From 1888 to 1926 he was a schoolteacher in the community of La Chaux, located near Sainte-Croix (Canton of Vaud). In 1922 he obtained an honorary d ...

in 1919 as ''Stemonitis hyperopta''.

Species

, there are 10 species in the genus. *''

Stemonitopsis aequalis ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to gen ...

'' *'' Stemonitopsis amoena'' *''

Stemonitopsis curiosa ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

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Stemonitopsis gracilis ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

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Stemonitopsis microspora ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

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Stemonitopsis peritricha ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

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Stemonitopsis reticulata ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

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Stemonitopsis subcaespitosa ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

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Stemonitopsis typhina ''Stemonitopsis'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. First circumscribed by Dutch botanist Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp in 1967 as a subgenus of ''Comatricha'', she later elevated the grouping to generic status in 1975. The t ...

References

Myxogastria Myxogastria genera {{Amoebozoa-stub