Metatrichia floriformis (Schwein.) Nann.-Bremek.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMetatrichia floriformis (a slime mould)
FamilyTRICHIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderTRICHIIDA (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 Metatrichia floriformis (a slime mould) :
1: Metatrichia floriformis (a slime mould)
4 May 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on rotting log
Image 1: CapillitiumImage 2: Plasmodium (15th April)Image 3: SporesImage 4: Sporocarps - ripening (15 April) - top viewImage 5: StalkImage 6: Sporocarps - ripening - top view - enlargedImage 7: Sporocarps - ripening - side view - magnifiedImage 8: Sporocarps - shedding spores - side view - magnified

Metatrichia floriformis (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 Metatrichia floriformis (a slime mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Metatrichia floriformis (a slime mould)
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