Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Trichiida Family: Trichiaceae
Species: Trichia botrytis var. botrytis (Pers.) Pers.
Synonyms: Stemonitis botrytis
Trichia botrytis
Trichia fragilis
Trichia serotina
Common Name:


A Slime Mould
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Trichia botrytis var. botrytis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fraxinus excelsior (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Pinus (2)
Picea abies (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (9)
Rotting Wood (4)
Stump (2)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
May (2)
September (4)
October (7)
November (1)
December (1)