Diderma alpinum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Diderma alpinum, a nivicolous myxomycete (slime mould). Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Morocco, USA (Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Virginia, Washington), Brazil, Macquarie Island, India, Japan, Nepal, Uzbekistan, Australia (Tasmania and Victoria), New Zealand, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia (Moscow oblast), Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and Ukraine), hosts (Alnus viridis, Deschampsia alpina, D. cespitosa, Empetrum nigrum, Juncus trifidus, Larix sp., Nardus stricta, Plantae indet., Rubus sp., and Vaccinium myrtillus), and interactions and habitats.