Badhamia panicea
| Badhamia panicea | |
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| The slime mold Badhamia panicea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Physaraceae |
| Genus: | Badhamia |
| Species: | B. panicea
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| Binomial name | |
| Badhamia panicea | |
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Physarum paniceum Fr. | |
Badhamia panicea is a species of slime mold in the family Physaraceae. It was first scientifically described in 1873.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Badhamia panicea (Fr.) Rostaf. :71, 1873". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ Fuckel L. (1873). "Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der rheinischen Pilze. Zweiter Nachtrag". Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde (in German). 27–28: 71.
- ^ Ing B. (2011). Biodiversity in the North West: The Slime Moulds of Cheshire. University of Chester. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-905929-91-7.