MYXOGASTREA L.S. Olive
(slime moulds, myxomycetes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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Order 2 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
Family 2 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
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Order 11 subtaxa 85 images 3 ident. refs
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Order 25 subtaxa 467 images 11 ident. refs
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Order 10 subtaxa 130 images 5 ident. refs
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Order 21 subtaxa 268 images 3 ident. refs
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Unidentified 9 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. The Eumetazoan Project database pick5.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_UARK%2F0001
Anon. Discover Life Myxomycetes page www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Myxomycetes
Aranzadi Society of Sciences Mikologia www.aranzadi.eus/micologia/a?lang=eu
Cullington, P. 2009 Slime Moulds for Beginners Field Mycology Vol 10 (3): 77-85.
Gøtzsch, H.F. Danish Myxomycetes www.myx.dk
Gundersen, H.G. Myxomycetes www.myxomycetes.net/
() Ing, B. 1999 The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland 374pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Johannsen, E. & Vetlesen, P. 2020 Special issue on Myxomycetes Agarica Vol 40.
() Lister, A., revised: Lister, G. 1925 A Monograph of the Mycetozoa Edition 3 edition, c. 300pp, British Museum (Natural History)
() Lister, A., revised: Lister, G. 1911 *** A Monograph of the Mycetozoa ***(Superseded) Edition 2 edition, 302pp, British Museum (Natural History)
Martin, G.W., & Alexopoulos, C.J. 1969 The Myxomycetes 569pp, University of Iowa Press

Martin, G.W., Alexopoulos, C.J. & Farr, M.L.

1983 The Genera of Myxomycetes 198pp, University of Ottawa Press
() Mitchell, D.W. 1980 A key to the Corticolous Myxomycetes 63pp, British Mycological Society
Simons, R. Photo Gallery of Myxomycetes naturalhistory.uga.edu/~GMNH/Mycoherb_Site/myxogal.htm

MYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 171 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
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