''Leocarpus'' is a genus of
slime mould
Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to several kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms with a life cycle that includes a free-living single-celled stage and the formation of spores. Spores are often produced in macroscopic mu ...
s belonging to the family
Physaraceae
Physaraceae is a family of slime molds in the order Physarales.
Genera
The following genera are members of Physaraceae:
*''Badhamia''
*'' Craterium''
*''Fuligo''
*'' Kelleromyxa''
*'' Leocarpus''
*'' Physarella''
*'' Physarina''
*''Physarum''
...
. The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Leocarpus'':
*''
Leocarpus fragilis''
*''
Leocarpus granulatus''
*''
Leocarpus melaleucus''
*''
Leocarpus minutus''
*''
Leocarpus nitens''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1818826
Amoebozoa genera
Physaraceae