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First report of sporangia of a myxomycete (Physarum pusillum) on the body of a living animal, the lizard Corytophanes cristatus

Josiah H. Townsend Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, and Division of Herpetology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800Correspondence[email protected]
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Henry C. Aldrich Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0700
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Larry David Wilson Department of Biology, Miami-Dade College, Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida 33176-3393
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James R. McCranie 10770 SW 164th Street, Miami, Florida 33157-2933
Pages 346-348 | Accepted 08 Dec 2004, Published online: 27 Jan 2017

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