Biology:Badhamia panicea

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Short description: Species of slime mould

Badhamia panicea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Physarales
Family: Physaraceae
Genus: Badhamia
Species:
B. panicea
Binomial name
Badhamia panicea
(Fr.) Rostaf.
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

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

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

  1. "Badhamia panicea (Fr.) Rostaf. :71, 1873". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=165035&Fields=All. Retrieved 2013-02-02. 
  2. Fuckel L. (1873). "Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der rheinischen Pilze. Zweiter Nachtrag" (in German). Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=p4vdQk-dMyAC&pg=PA43. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4840885 entry