''Physarina'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
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 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''
...
.
Species
The following species are accepted by ''Species Fungorum'':
*''
Physarina alboscabra''
Nann.-Bremek. & Y. Yamam.
*''
Physarina echinocephala''
Höhn.
*''
Physarina echinospora''
K.S. Thind & Manocha
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1417927
Amoebozoa genera
Physaraceae