Licea operculata (Wingate) G.W. Martin
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Licea operculata (a slime mould)
Genus	Licea (a genus of slime moulds)
Family	LICEACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
Order	LICEIDA (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)

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

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

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 Licea operculata (a slime mould)

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

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Licea operculata is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)