Trichia contorta var karstenii (Rostaf.) Ing
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Variety	Trichia contorta var karstenii (a slime mould)
Species	Trichia contorta (a slime mould)
Genus	Trichia (a genus of slime moulds)
Family	TRICHIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
Order	TRICHIIDA (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)

Trichia contorta var karstenii 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.	1965	Notes on Myxomycetes	TBMS Vol 48 (4): 647-651.

Trichia contorta var karstenii (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 Trichia contorta var karstenii (a slime mould)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Trichia contorta var karstenii (a slime mould)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Trichia contorta var karstenii is also a member of:

Identification Works

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