Didymium squamulosum (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDidymium squamulosum (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 squamulosum (a slime mould) :
1: Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)
22 Jun 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on sawdust heap
Image 1: Sporocarps - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Sporocarps - close-up - magnified (2)Image 3: Sporocarps - close-up - magnified (3)Image 4: Sporocarps - enlargedImage 5: Sporocarps - enlarged (2)Image 6: Peridial crystals and spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Peridial crystals - highly magnifiedImage 8: Peridial crystals - highly magnified (2)Image 9: Peridial crystals, spores and capillitium - highly magnifiedImage 10: Spores and capillitium - magnifiedImage 11: Spores and peridial crystals - magnifiedImage 12: Spores and peridial crystals - magnified (2)Image 13: Spores, capillitium and peridial crystals - magnifiedImage 14: Spores, capillitium and peridial crystals - magnified (2)Image 15: Spores, capillitium and peridial crystals - highly magnified
2: Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)
28 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Sporocarps on dead monocot leaf
Image 1: SporocarpsImage 2: Sporocarps (2)Image 3: Sporocarps - immatureImage 4: Sporocarps - highly enlargedImage 5: Sporocarp - side view - magnifiedImage 6: Sporocarp - side view - magnified (2)Image 7: Sporocarp - side view - magnified (3)Image 8: Three sporocarps - magnifiedImage 9: Three sporocarps - magnified (2)Image 10: Two sporocarps - magnifiedImage 11: Capillitium - magnifiedImage 12: Capillitium - magnified (2)Image 13: Spores and capillitium - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Spores, capillitium and crystals - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - equatorial view - highly magnifiedImage 16: Spores - magnifiedImage 17: Spores - surface view - highly magnifiedImage 18: Spores - surface view - highly magnified (2)Image 19: Stalk surface - magnified
3: Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)
30 Mar 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Oak leaf
Image 1: Sporangia - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1987 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at Myxomycetes? Mycologist Vol 01 (4): 162-163.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)

One of the commonest and most abundant myxomycetes, it is found throughout the UK and all year. It occurs in leaf litter, herbaceous debris and herbivore dung.

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