Physarum Pers.
(a genus of slime moulds)

Interactions where Physarum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Sesquicillium anamorph Sesquicillium microsporum an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Ophiocordycipitaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Ophiocordycipitaceae/Sesquicillium microsporum/Sesquicillium microsporuman anamorphic funguscolonySesquicillium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Physaraceae/Physarum/Physaruma genus of slime mouldssporangium colony of Sesquicillium anamorph parasitises sporangium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Physarum (a genus of slime moulds) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Physarum album
a slime mould
Species 1 trophisms
Physarum bethelii
a slime mould
Species 1 references
Physarum cinereum
a slime mould
Species 1 trophisms
Physarum compressum
a slime mould
Species 1 trophisms
Physarum didermoides
a slime mould
Species 2 trophisms
Physarum leucophaeum
a slime mould
Species 1 trophisms
Physarum leucopus
a slime mould
Species 1 trophisms
Physarum limonium
a slime mould
Species 1 references
Physarum mucosum
a slime mould
Species 1 references
Physarum psittacinum
a slime mould
Species 3 trophisms
Physarum pusillum
a slime mould
Species 2 trophisms
Physarum virescens
a slime mould
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Physarum (a genus of slime moulds)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 2003 Snowline myxomycetes in Britain Field Mycology Vol 4 (1): 7-14.

Physarum (a genus of slime moulds) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Physarum (a genus of slime moulds):

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