Echinostelium apitectum K.D. Whitney
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Echinostelium apitectum (a slime mould)
Genus	Echinostelium (a genus of slime moulds)
Family	ECHINOSTELIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
Order	ECHINOSTELIDA (an order of slime moulds)
Class	MYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
Subphylum	MYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
Phylum	AMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
Subkingdom	SARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
Kingdom	PROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Echinostelium apitectum is also a member of:
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Myxogastrea)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Mitchell, D.W.	1996	New British Records 130. Echinostelium apitectum K.D. Whitney	Mycologist Vol 10 (2): 130.

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

Echinostelium
(a genus of slime moulds)

MYXOGASTREA
(slime moulds, myxomycetes)

AMOEBOZOA
(amoebae and cellular slime moulds)

PROTOZOA
(protists, single-celled organisms)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Echinostelium apitectum (a slime mould)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Echinostelium apitectum (a slime mould)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Echinostelium apitectum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)