Fuligo candida Pers.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFuligo candida (a slime mould)
GenusFuligo (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyPHYSARACEAE (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 Fuligo candida (a slime mould) :
1: Fuligo candida (a slime mould)
26 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Old aethalium on large wood chip (Pine+birch) mound on heathland
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: Top viewImage 4: Top view (2)Image 5: Close-up - enlargedImage 6: Close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Capillitium - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - magnified
2: Fuligo candida (a slime mould)
10 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on wood chip heap
Image 1: Damage by Leiodid beetlesImage 2: FruitbodyImage 3: Fruitbody (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - in situImage 5: Fruitbody with damage by Leiodid beetlesImage 6: HypothallusImage 7: Fruitbody - close-upImage 8: Fruitbody - damage by Leiodid beetlesImage 9: Lime knots in capillitium, peridial fragment and sporesImage 10: Lime knots in capillitium, sporesImage 11: Lime knots in capillitium, spores (2)Image 12: Spores and peridial fragmentImage 13: Spores and peridial fragment - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - equatorial view, and peridial fragmentImage 15: Spores - highly magnified

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

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