Leocarpus fragilis (Dicks.) Rostaf.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeocarpus fragilis (a slime mould)
FamilyPHYSARACEAE (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 Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould) :
1: Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould)
15 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: SporocarpsImage 2: Sporocarp - broken open - magnifiedImage 3: Sporocarp - broken open - magnified (2)Image 4: Sporocarps - broken open - magnifiedImage 5: Sporocarps - broken open - magnified (2)Image 6: Sporocarps - close-upImage 7: Sporocarps - close-up (2)Image 8: Sporocarps - close-up (3)Image 9: Capillitium and spores - magnifiedImage 10: Capillitium and spores - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Capillitium and spores - microscope low magnification (2)Image 12: Capillitium - filamentous, non-calcareous type - magnifiedImage 13: Capillitium - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - magnified (3)Image 17: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 18: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 19: Spores - surface view - highly magnifiedImage 20: Spores - surface view - highly magnified (2)
2: Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould)
6 Sep 1978 OSGR: SX67 50° 30’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
on Bracken
Image 1: Sporocarps - magnified
3: Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould)
5 Feb 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on moss at tree base
Image 1: Sporocarps - enlargedImage 2: Sporocarps - magnifiedImage 3: Sporocarps - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1987 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at Myxomycetes? Mycologist Vol 01 (4): 162-163.

Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould)
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