''Diderma cinereum'' is a species of slime mould in the family
Didymiaceae
Didymiaceae is a family of plasmodial slime molds in the order Physarales.
Genera
The family contains the following four genera:
* ''Diderma''
* ''Didymium''
* '' Lepidoderma''
* ''Mucilago
''Mucilago crustacea'' is a species of slime mould, ...
, first described by
Andrew Price Morgan
Andrew Price Morgan (27 October 1836 – 19 October 1907) was an American debater. He investigated the flora of the Miami Valley in Ohio. While his interest included flowering plants, as noted by his ''Flora of the Miami Valley, Ohio'', his speci ...
in 1894,
from specimen(s) found in the
Miami Valley
The Miami Valley is the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater rivers as well. Geographically, it includes Dayton, Springfield, Middletown, Hamilton, and other c ...
on old wood and leaves.
Description
Morgan describes it:
References
External links
Images & description of ''Diderma cinereum'' at DiscoverLife
Taxa described in 1894
Myxogastria
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