Trichia persimilis P. Karst.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrichia persimilis (a slime mould)
GenusTrichia (a genus of slime moulds)
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 Trichia persimilis (a slime mould) :
1: Trichia persimilis (a slime mould)
20 May 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
3 immature colonies on dead branch
Image 1: Colony - immature - enlargedImage 2: Colony - mature - enlargedImage 3: Colony - mature - magnifiedImage 4: Colony - mature - magnified (2)Image 5: Elaters - magnifiedImage 6: Elater termination - magnifiedImage 7: Spores and elater in equatorial focus - highly magnifiedImage 8: Spores and elater in equatorial focus - highly magnified (2)Image 9: Spores in equatorial focus - highly magnifiedImage 10: Spores - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - magnified (2)Image 12: Spores - magnified (3)Image 13: Spores - magnified (4)Image 14: Spores - magnified (5)Image 15: Spores - magnified (6)Image 16: Spores showing surface ornamentation - highly magnifiedImage 17: Spores showing surface ornamentation - highly magnified (2)Image 18: Spores showing surface ornamentation - highly magnified (3)Image 19: Spores showing surface ornamentation - highly magnified (4)
2: Trichia persimilis (a slime mould)
19 May 2004 OSGR: SX47 50° 30’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
colony on bark of dead standing Prunus
Image 1: Infected myxomycete colony - enlargedImage 2: Infected myxomycete colony - enlarged (2)Image 3: Infected myxomycete colony - enlarged (3)Image 4: Infected myxomycete colony - highly enlargedImage 5: Elaters - magnifiedImage 6: Elaters - magnified (2)Image 7: Elaters - highly magnifiedImage 8: Elaters - highly magnified (2)
3: Trichia persimilis (a slime mould)
15 Apr 2001 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
1.5m up standing, dead, decorticate, wet-rotten Oak
Image 1: Fruitbody - immature - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - immature - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - immature - close-up (3)Image 4: Fruitbody - immature - close-up (4)Image 5: Fruitbody - mature - close-upImage 6: Fruitbody - mature - close-up (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - mature - close-up (3)Image 8: Fruitbody - mature - close-up (4)Image 9: Fruitbody - magnifiedImage 10: Fruitbody - magnified (2)Image 11: Fruitbody - magnified (3)Image 12: CapillitiumImage 13: Capillitium and sporesImage 14: Capillitium - endingImage 15: Capillitium - endingsImage 16: Capillitium - endings (2)Image 17: Capillitium - spinesImage 18: Spores - equatorial viewImage 19: Spores - surface view
4: Trichia persimilis (a slime mould)
8 Apr 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on Birch
Image 1: Elaters with split endsImage 2: SporesImage 3: Spores and elatersImage 4: Sporocarps - mature - top view - enlargedImage 5: Sporocarps - mature - top view - magnified

Trichia persimilis (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 Trichia persimilis (a slime mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Trichia persimilis (a slime mould)
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