Physarum cinereum (Batsch) Pers.
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysarum cinereum (a slime mould)
GenusPhysarum (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyPHYSARACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderPHYSARIDA (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 Physarum cinereum (a slime mould) :
1: Physarum cinereum (a slime mould)
22 Jun 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on sawdust heap
Image 1: ColonyImage 2: Colony (2)Image 3: Sporocarp massImage 4: Sporocarp mass (2)Image 5: Sporocarp mass (3)Image 6: Sporocarp mass - broken open and spores removed - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Sporocarp mass - broken open and spores removed - magnified - white background (2)Image 8: Sporocarp mass - broken open - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Sporocarp mass - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Sporocarp mass - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Sporocarp mass - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 12: Sporocarp mass - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 13: Sporocarp mass - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 14: Sporocarp mass - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 15: Sporocarp mass - close-up - magnified - white background (2)Image 16: Sporocarp mass - cross-section - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 17: Sporocarps - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Sporocarps - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 19: Sporocarps - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 20: Sporocarps - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 21: Capillitium with lime knots - magnifiedImage 22: Spores - magnifiedImage 23: Spores - magnified (2)Image 24: Spores - highly magnified

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

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