Hi,

Regarding other Dicty species, it seems from the literature that even
isolates from the tropics often struggle to grow and/or develop at 30
degrees (eg a paper from Cavender -
http://mic.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/62/1/113). Leafing through
Raper's 'The Dictystelids' candidates might be D. polycephalum (optimum
temperature for fruiting 28-30 C), D. coeruleo-stipes (fruits between 15
and 30), and D. rhizopdium (fruits at 30).

If anyone had the opposite problem and needed an even less heat-tolerant
species I could recommend D. septentrionalis, which is really beautiful
and suffers anywhere above 20 degrees.

Has anyone looked specifically for heat-tolerant isolates of D. discoideum?

Best regards,

Gareth


> Hello,
> Does anyone know of any relatively temperature tolerant strain that is
> OK at 30 C or even a tad higher?  Or something similar to dicty?
> I would dearly love to acquire it, if it exists.
> Thanks,
> Joy
>