Abstract
A new species of myxomycete, Calonema foliicola Estrada, J. M. Ramírez & Lado, recorded in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Hidalgo and Tlaxcala is described. The most relevant characters of this species are the scattered, minute and stalked sporocarps, the red color of the sporotheca and the capillitium, with a faint and irregular reticulum.
The authors gratefully acknowledge Ms. D. Wrigley de Basanta for linguistic assistance and critical comments. The work described herein was supported by the Cooperation Program among the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas of Spain (CSIC), the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología of Mexico (CONACyT) (Grant 2001MX0014) and Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad of Mexico (CONABIO) (Grant X001).