Badhamia panicea is a species of slime mold in the family Physaraceae. It was first scientifically described in 1873.[2]
| Badhamia panicea | |
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| The slime mold Badhamia panicea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Physaraceae |
| Genus: | Badhamia |
| Species: | B. panicea
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| Binomial name | |
| Badhamia panicea | |
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Physarum paniceum Fr. | |
Description edit
They look like a series of white round growths that are found in clusters on wood chips. As they mature the colour changes to dark grey before going to a light grey form. They have black spores and sit on thin red stems.
Habitat edit
They are found in humid areas like reptile tanks, especially if they contain wood chippings. In nature, they are common on fallen tree trunks, especially beech.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Badhamia panicea (Fr.) Rostaf. :71, 1873". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ Fuckel L. (1873). "Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der rheinischen Pilze. Zweiter Nachtrag". Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde (in German). 27–28: 71.
- ^ Ing B. (2011). Biodiversity in the North West: The Slime Moulds of Cheshire. University of Chester. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-905929-91-7.