Phylum: Amoebozoa | Class: Myxogastrea |
Order: Trichiida | Family: Reticulariaceae |
Species: Lycogala epidendrum (Linnaeus) Fr. |
Synonyms: |
Lycogala miniatum Lycoperdon epidendrum |
Common Name: | |
A Slime Mould | |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (6) Acer pseudoplatanus (3) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Alnus glutinosa (2) Pinus (2) Corylus avellana (1) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Pinus sylvestris (1) Quercus (1) Tsuga heterophylla (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland and scrub (7) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed (2) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation, high forest (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Wood (6) Log (5) Stump (5) Dead Wood (4) Branch (2) Dead Branch (2) Fallen Tree (2) Decorticated Wood (1) Fallen Branch (1) Fallen log (1) Soil Needle (1) Tree (1) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) April (4) May (9) June (2) July (7) August (8) September (7) October (5) November (3) |