Phylum: Amoebozoa	Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Trichiida	Family: Reticulariaceae
Species: Lycogala terrestre Fr.

Synonyms:

Lycogala epidendrum var. terrestre

Common Name:

A Slime Mould

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (6) Quercus petraea (3) Betula (2) Ulmus (2) Picea abies (2) Corylus avellana (2) Fraxinus excelsior (1) Quercus (1) Alnus glutinosa (1) Coniferophyta (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (8) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland: mixed (5) Woodland (4) Built up area, domestic (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Bog (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Branch (12) Wood (9) Stump (7) Log (5) Fallen Bark (4) Cut Trunk (2) Dead Wood (1) Fallen Branch (1) Stump, cut (1) Trunk, mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: May (11) June (2) August (5) October (18)