Dictydiaethalium plumbeum (Schumach.) Rostaf. ex Lister
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDictydiaethalium plumbeum (a slime mould)
FamilyDICTYDIAETHALIACEAE (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 Dictydiaethalium plumbeum (a slime mould) :
1: Dictydiaethalium plumbeum (a slime mould)
26 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN77 52° 20’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
on bark of dead, fallen Beech log
Image 1: Colony - in situImage 2: Colony - in situ - close-upImage 3: Aethalia and hypothallus - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Aethalia - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Aethalial surface - immature - close-up - magnifiedImage 6: Aethalial surface - mature - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Hypothallus - close-up - enlarged

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

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