Phylum: Amoebozoa	Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Liceida	Family: Tubiferaceae
Species: Lycogala epidendrum (Linnaeus) Fr.

Synonyms:

Lycogala miniatum Lycoperdon epidendrum

Common Name:

A Slime Mould

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (6) Acer pseudoplatanus (3) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Alnus glutinosa (2) Pinus (2) Corylus avellana (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Quercus (1) Tsuga heterophylla (1) Aesculus hippocastanum (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (7) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Wood (6) Log (5) Stump (5) Dead Wood (4) Branch (2) Dead Branch (2) Fallen Tree (2) Decorticated Wood (1) Fallen Branch (1) Fallen log (1) Soil Needle (1) Tree (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) April (4) May (9) June (2) July (7) August (8) September (7) October (5) November (3)