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Leocarpus fragilis (Dicks.) Rostaf., 1874 (a slime mould)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Leocarpus fragilis Sporocarp 15 October 2000 Berks England 1 7 12
Leocarpus fragilis 6 September 1978 North Devon England 1
Leocarpus fragilis 5 February 1978 West Sussex England 1 2

Suggested Literature

Leocarpus fragilis may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PROTOZOA
(protists, single-celled organisms)
MYXOMYCOTA
(slime moulds)
MYXOMYCETES
(slime moulds)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Leocarpus fragilis:

sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Sesquicillium anamorph Sesquicillium microsporum - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Aphanocladium anamorph Nectriopsis sporangiicola - a fungus (Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Leocarpus fragilis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYXOMYCETES
(slime moulds)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook

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