Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Liceida Family: Tubiferaceae
Species: Tubifera ferruginosa (Batsch) J.F. Gmel.
Synonyms: Licea fragiformis
Sphaerocarpus cylindricus
Sphaerocarpus fragiformis
Stemonitis ferruginosa
Tubifera cylindrica
Tubulifera arachnoidea
Tubulina cylindrica
Tubulina fragiformis
Common Name:


A Slime Mould
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Tubifera ferruginosaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Picea (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Sequoiadendron giganteum (1)
Quercus (1)
Alnus (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Alnus glutinosa (1)
Pinus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Log (3)
Stump (3)
Tree (3)
Wood (2)
Dead coniferous wood (1)
Fallen Branch (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
August (1)
September (13)
October (7)