Physarum bethelii T. Macbr. ex G. Lister
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Physarum bethelii (a slime mould)
Genus	Physarum (a genus of slime moulds)
Family	PHYSARACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
Order	PHYSARIDA (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)

Physarum bethelii 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
	McHugh, R.	2009	Corticolous myxomycetes from Gorse in Ireland	Field Mycology Vol 10 (1): 26-29.

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

Physarum
(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 Physarum bethelii (a slime mould)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Physarum bethelii (a slime mould)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Physarum bethelii is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)