| Phylum: Amoebozoa | Class: Myxogastrea |
| Order: Physarida | Family: Physaraceae |
| Species: Leocarpus fragilis (Dicks.) Rostaf. | |
| Synonyms: |
Diderma vernicosum Leocarpus vernicosus Lycoperdon fragile |
| Common Name: | |
| A Slime Mould | |
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Photographer: © Mark Wright |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Picea abies (2) Quercus (1) Picea (1) Calluna vulgaris (1) Quercus petraea (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Built up area, domestic (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Leaves (4) Branch (3) Soil (1) Tree base (1) Twig (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) June (1) August (1) September (3) October (7) November (2) |
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