Phylum: Amoebozoa	Class: Protostelea
Order: Protostelida	Family: Ceratiomyxaceae
Species: Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. fruticulosa (O.F. Müll.) T. Macbr.

Synonyms:

Byssus fruticulosa Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. flexuosa Ceratiomyxa mucida Ceratiomyxa mucida var. flexuosa Ceratiomyxa reticulosa Isaria mucida

Common Name:

A Slime Mould

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Photographer: © Donna Rainey

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (7) Pinus (4) Larix (3) Pinaceae (2) Picea (1) Larix decidua (1) Alnus incana (1) Quercus robur (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (16) Woodland (4) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Stump (12) Log (8) Wood (4) Fallen Branch (2) Fallen log (2) Rotting Wood (2) Branch (1) Dead Wood (1) Moss (1) Soil (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: May (3) June (4) July (2) August (10) September (19) October (9) November (1)