Lycogala Adans.
(a genus of slime moulds)

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ID refs
Lycogala epidendrum
a slime mould
Species 1 ident. refs
Lycogala terrestre
Wolf’s Milk
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 		Species 18 images
Lycogala (unidentified)
Unidentified Lycogala Slime Moulds
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 		Unidentified 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLycogala (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyTUBIFERACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderLICEIDA (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)

Lycogala (a genus of slime moulds) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lycogala (a genus of slime moulds)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lycogala (a genus of slime moulds)

Species determination often uses characters of the pseudocapillitium, but this can be hard to find; mount a fragment of cortex and they will be seen trailing from the inner face.

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