Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Physarida Family: Physaraceae
Species: Fuligo septica var. septica (L.) F.H. Wigg.
Synonyms: Aethalium septicum
Fuligo septica
Fuligo varians
Mucor septicus
Common Name:


A Slime Mould
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Fuligo septica var. septicaPhotographer: © Ronnie Irvine
Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (9)
Pinaceae (3)
Quercus (2)
Pinus (2)
Prunus laurocerasus (1)
Luzula (1)
Larix (1)
Bryophyta (1)
Pinopsida (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (15)
Woodland (3)
Woodland: mixed (3)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Stump (14)
Log (8)
Wood (3)
Leaf (2)
Branch (1)
Leaf Litter (1)
Moss (1)
Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
May (4)
June (3)
July (6)
August (16)
September (15)
October (2)