Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Stemonitida Family: Amaurochaetaceae
Species: Comatricha tenerrima (M.A. Curtis) G. Lister
Synonyms: Comatricha persoonii var. tenerrima
Comatricha pulchella var. tenerrima
Stemonitis tenerrima
Common Name:


A Slime Mould
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Comatricha tenerrima

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Urtica dioica (2)
Heracleum sphondylium (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fallen Stem (5)
Months recorded in & number of records:
October (3)