Abstract

Twenty-two species of Myxomycetes distributing in the families of Reticulariaceae, Trichiaeae, Didymiaceae, and Physaraceae are reported from Taiwan. Ten of them are new to Taiwan, they are: Lycogala conicum Persoon, Hemitrichia Calyculata (Speg.) Farr, Trichia scabra Rost., Diderma platycarpum Nann.-Brem., Didymium ovoideum Nann.-Brem., D. serpula Fries, D. verrucosporum Welden, Physarum bivalve Pers., P. sessile Brandza, P. straminipes A. lister. Fructifications were collected mostly from the field and on the leaf litter or other plant debris. Only foru speciments were collected form the moist-chamber development, and they are all rare species and new to Twiwan.