Didymium bahiense Gottsb.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDidymium bahiense (a slime mould)
GenusDidymium (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyDIDYMIACEAE (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 Didymium bahiense (a slime mould) :
1: Didymium bahiense (a slime mould)
27 May 1978 OSGR: SU82 51° 0’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on straw bales
Image 1: SporangiaImage 2: Sporangia - magnifiedImage 3: Sporangia - magnified (2)Image 4: Sporangia - magnified (3)Image 5: Sporangia - side view - magnifiedImage 6: Spores and lime crystals - magnifiedImage 7: Spores and lime crystals - magnified (2)Image 8: Spores, lime crystals and stalk - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - magnified

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

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