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Badhamia panicea

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Badhamia panicea
Illustration of the slime mold Badhamia panicea
The slime mold Badhamia panicea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Physarales
Family: Physaraceae
Genus: Badhamia
Species:
B. panicea
Binomial name
Badhamia panicea
Synonyms[1]

Physarum paniceum Fr.

Badhamia panicea is a species of slime mold in the family Physaraceae. It was first scientifically described in 1873.[2]

Description

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They look like a series of white round growths that are found in clusters on wood chips. As they mature the colour changes to dark grey before going to a light grey form. They have black spores and sit on thin red stems.

Habitat

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They are found in humid areas like reptile tanks, especially if they contain wood chippings. In nature, they are common on fallen tree trunks, especially beech.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Badhamia panicea (Fr.) Rostaf. :71, 1873". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  2. ^ Fuckel L. (1873). "Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der rheinischen Pilze. Zweiter Nachtrag". Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde (in German). 27–28: 71.
  3. ^ Ing B. (2011). Biodiversity in the North West: The Slime Moulds of Cheshire. University of Chester. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-905929-91-7.
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