Didymium megalosporum Berk. & M.A. Curtis, 1873

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, Phytotaxa 624 (1), pp. 1-92 : 34

70. * Didymium megalosporum Berk. & M.A. Curtis , in Berkeley, Grevillea 2: 53 (1873)

Specimens examined. PERU. Ancash: Bolognesi, Pachapaqui, San Judas Tadeo , route PE-3N, km 35, 3828 m, 9º59′23.5”S, 77º06′40.9”W, 23 Apr 2013, bark and leaves of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23133 (MA-Fungi 95290), Lado 23143 (MA-Fungi 95298), Lado 23155 (MA-Fungi 95309, USM), Lado 23159 (MA-Fungi 95313, USM). 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 26776 (MA-Fungi 97545, USM), Lado 26777 (MA-Fungi 97546). Huaraz, Independencia, Huaraz, Cojup ravine, route AN-139, km 17, 3825 m, 9º28′51”S, 77º26′59”W, 9 May 2018, leaf litter, Lado 26167 (MA-Fungi 96974), bryophytes, Lado 26168 (MA-Fungi 96975). Huari, Huanchac Ecological Center, Huari, 3230 m, 9º21′57”S, 77º10′02”W, 21 May 2014, leaves of Alnus acuminata, Lado 23710 (MA-Fungi 95377), Lado 23712 (MA-Fungi 95378). Recuay, Catac, route AN-110, km 18, Querococha lagoon, 4040 m, 9º43′27”S, 77º20′02”W, 24 May 2014, bark and wood of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23850 (MA-Fungi 95503, USM), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 23858 (MA-Fungi 95510), Lado 23859 (MA-Fungi 95511), bark of Polylepis sp. and bryophytes, Lado 23863 (MA-Fungi 95513). Conococha, route PE-3N, km 508, 4058 m, 10º03′44”S, 77º19′17”W, 25 May 2014, leaves of grass, Lado 23924 (MA-Fungi 95570). 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 26305 (MA-Fungi 97104), Lado 26309 (MA-Fungi 97108), Lado 26310 (MA-Fungi 97109), Lado 26326 (MA-Fungi 97124), Lado 26329 (MA-Fungi 97127). Catac, Pachacoto, route AN-1251, 10 km east of Pachacoto and 4 km west of National Park entrance, 4112 m, 9º53′14”S, 77º19′53”W, 14 May 2018, inflorescence of Puya raimondii, Lado 26698a (MA-Fungi 97470), Lado 26699 (MA-Fungi 97473), Lado 26711 (MA-Fungi 97483) . Arequipa: Castilla, Orcopampa, Panahua waterfall, 4309 m, 15°21′39”S, 72°17′30”W, 3 May 2017, on debris of Cumulopuntia boliviana, Treviño Myx 117 (HSP) . Ayacucho: Huamanga, Ocros, route PE-3S, km 470, Ocros , 3863 m, 13º22′41”S, 73º57′09”W, 21 Apr 2017, stems of Lupinus mutabilis, Lado 24905 (MA-Fungi 96104). 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 21831 (MA-Fungi 94603), Lado 21854 (MA-Fungi 94620), Lado 21873 (MAFungi 94639) . Cusco: Cusco, Pisac, Tambomachay , route PE-28G, Km 11, 3763 m, 13º28′53”S, 71º57′50”W, 16 Apr 2016, bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 24343 (MA-Fungi 95686), Lado 24349 (MA-Fungi 95692), Lado 24350 (MAFungi 95693), Lado 24353 (MA-Fungi 95696), Lado 24367 (MA-Fungi 95708), Lado 24369 (MA-Fungi 95710), Lado 24372 (MA-Fungi 95713), Lado 24380 (MA-Fungi 95723, USM), Lado 24384 (MA-Fungi 95726), grasses, Lado 24387 (MA-Fungi 95728). 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 24312 (MA-Fungi 95655, USM), Lado 24313a (MAFungi 95656, USM), Lado 24317 (MA-Fungi 95661, USM), Lado 24320 (MA-Fungi 95664, USM), Lado 24326 (MA-Fungi 95669) . Huancavelica: Hauytara, Pilpichaca, route PE-28A, km 208, 10 km west of Licapa , 4020 m, 13º24′18”S, 74º53′54”W, 23 Apr 2017, inflorescence of Puya raimondii, Lado 25117 (MA-Fungi 96305), Lado 25121 (MA-Fungi 96309), Lado 25125 (MA-Fungi 96311, USM) . Pasco: Pasco, Yanacancha, La Quinua , route PE-3N, km. 144,5, 3642 m, 10º37′28”S, 76º10′28”W, 18 May 2018, bark and leaf litter of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26960 (MAFungi 97711), woody debris and bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26974 (MA-Fungi 97726, USM), bryophytes and bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26979 (MA-Fungi 97731, USM). Yanacancha, Pariamarca, route PE-3N, km 141, 3701 m, 10º38′46”S, 76º10′06”W, 18 May 2018, woody debris of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26991 (MA-Fungi 97743), woody debris and leaf litter of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26992 (MA-Fungi 97744), woody debris of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26997 (MA-Fungi 97749), bryophytes, Lado 26998a (MA-Fungi 97750), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 26999 (MA-Fungi 97752), bark and woody debris of Polylepis sp. , Lado 27001 (MA-Fungi 97754), Lado 27003 (MA-Fungi 97756), bryophytes, Lado 27007 (MA-Fungi 97759, USM), bark and woody debris of Polylepis sp. , Lado 27008 (MA-Fungi 97760, USM), bark of Polylepis sp. , Lado 27020 (MA-Fungi 97769), Lado 27021 (MA-Fungi 97770), Lado 27022 (MA-Fungi 97771, USM) .