Tubifera ferruginosa (Batsch) J.F. Gmel.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)
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)
Records of Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould) :
1: Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)
26 Sep 2015 OSGR: SU23 51° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
on dead, fallen, very rotten Beech wood
Image 1: Pseudaethalia - ripeningImage 2: Pseudaethalium - ripeningImage 3: Pseudaethalium - ripening (2)Image 4: Pseudaethalium - riper - white backgroundImage 5: Pseudaethalium - ripening - surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Pseudaethalium - ripening - surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Pseudaethalium - ripening - surface - close-up - enlarged (3)
2: Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)
26 Sep 2015 OSGR: SU23 51° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
immature pink sporocarp on dead, fallen, very rotten log
Image 1: Pseudaethalium - immature - side viewImage 2: Pseudaethalium - immature - top viewImage 3: Pseudaethalium - immature - top view (2)
3: Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)
17 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on black-stained Beech log in wood pile
Image 1: Mature sporocarpImage 2: Mature sporocarp - side view/sectionImage 3: Unripe sporocarps - side view - enlargedImage 4: Unripe sporocarps - side view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Unripe sporocarps - top view - enlargedImage 6: Mature sporocarps - side view - magnifiedImage 7: Mature sporocarps - top view - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - magnifiedImage 9: Unripe sporocarps - top view - magnified
4: Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)
12 Aug 1979 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Sporocarps - immature - close-upImage 2: Sporocarp - immature - enlargedImage 3: Sporocarp - immature - enlarged (2)Image 4: Sporocarp - mature - magnifiedImage 5: Sporocarp - mature - magnified (2)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tubifera ferruginosa (a slime mould)

An unusually solid myxomycete forming strawberry-coloured masses when young that ripen to cocoa brown. Mainly on rotten conifer logs, but occasionally on Alder or Birch.

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