Didymium difforme (Pers.) Gray
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDidymium difforme (a slime mould)
GenusDidymium (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyDIDYMIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderPHYSARIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Didymium difforme (a slime mould) :
1: Didymium difforme (a slime mould)
20 Feb 1979 OSGR: SU83 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
indoors, on peat with potted plant
Image 1: Sporocarps - highly enlargedImage 2: Sporocarps - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Spores and part of peridium - highly magnifiedImage 4: Spores and part of peridium - highly magnified (2)

Didymium difforme (a slime mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymium difforme (a slime mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Didymium difforme (a slime mould)
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