Phylum: Amoebozoa Class: Myxogastrea
Order: Trichiida Family: Trichiaceae
Species: Arcyria pomiformis (Leers) Rostaf.
Synonyms: Arcyria albida var. pomiformis
Mucor pomiformis
Common Name:


A Slime Mould
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Arcyria pomiformis

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (4)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Alnus glutinosa (1)
Betula (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (5)
Marginal/inundation: marginal (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Parkland and scattered trees (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Wood (7)
Branch (1)
Log (1)
Twig (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
August (1)
September (4)
October (7)