Physaraceae is a family of
slime mold
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 mul ...
s in the order
Physarales
Physarales is an order of Amoebozoa in the class Myxomycetes. It contains three families, the Didymiaceae
Didymiaceae is a family of plasmodial slime molds in the order Physarales.
Genera
The family contains the following four genera:
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Genera
The following genera are members of Physaraceae:
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Badhamia
''Badhamia'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Physaraceae. It was circumscribed by English naturalist Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley (1 April 1803 – 30 July 1889) was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of ...
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Craterium
''Craterium'' is a genus of slime molds 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''
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Fuligo
''Fuligo'' is a widespread genus of plasmodial slime mold in the family Physaraceae. These organisms are protozoans rather than fungi, but for historical reasons are sometimes treated as part of mycology.
Species
The following species are acce ...
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Kelleromyxa''
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Leocarpus
''Leocarpus'' is a genus of slime moulds 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''
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Physarella''
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Physarina
''Physarina'' is a genus of slime molds in 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''
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Physarum
''Physarum'' is a genus of mycetozoan slime molds in the family Physaraceae.
It contains the following species:
*''Physarum albescens''
*'' Physarum album''
*'' Physarum andinum''
*'' Physarum bivalve''
*'' Physarum bogoriense''
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Willkommlangea
''Willkommlangea reticulata'' is a slime mold species from the order Physarales and the only species of the genus ''Willkommlangea''. It is common worldwide, but rare in Europe. The tropics are possibly the main area of habitat.
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References
Amoebozoa families
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