Phylum: Amoebozoa | Class: Myxogastrea |
Order: Physarida | Family: Didymiaceae |
Species: Mucilago crustacea P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg. |
Synonyms: |
Mucilago crustacea var. crustacea Mucilago crustacea var. dictyospora Mucilago spongiosa Mucor spongiosus Reticularia alba Spumaria alba |
Common Name: | |
A Slime Mould | |
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Photographer: © Mark Wright | |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Poa (9) Carex (6) Saxifraga oppositifolia (1) Fagus sylvatica (1) Acer (1) Agrostis capillaris (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Calcareous grassland (5) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5) Built up area, domestic (4) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Woodland and scrub (4) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Neutral grassland (3) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Built-up areas (2) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2) Woodland (2) Acid grassland (1) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Acid grassland: unimproved (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Grassland: calcareous, lowland (1) Marginal/inundation: marginal (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (32) Stem (4) Soil (3) Leaf (2) Leaf Litter (1) Tree (1) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) July (1) August (1) September (16) October (34) November (17) |