Phylum: Amoebozoa	Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Stemonitida	Family: Didymiaceae
Species: Diderma hemisphaericum (Bull.) Hornem.

Synonyms:

Chondrioderma michelii Didymium michelii Reticularia hemisphaerica

Common Name:

A Slime Mould

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus (2) Urtica dioica (2) Sambucus nigra (2) Peziza (2) Symphoricarpos (1) Fagus sylvatica (1) Hypoxylon fragiforme (1) Equisetum (1) Ranunculus repens (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland: mixed (4) Built up area, domestic (2) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2) Woodland (2) Woodland and scrub (2) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Leaf (5) Soil Leaves (3) Stem (2) Fallen Stem (1) Fruitbody (1) Leaf Litter (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: May (1) August (1) September (1) October (8) November (2)