Reticularia lycoperdon Bull.
(False Puffball)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesReticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
GenusReticularia (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyTUBIFERACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderLICEIDA (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 Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball) :
1: Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
13 May 1978 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Aethalium - immature
2: Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
15 Apr 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen Birch trunk
Image 1: Aethalium
3: Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
8 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on wood
Image 1: Aethalium

Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Reticularia lycoperdon (False Puffball)
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