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Dr Steven Murray

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Why Slimemoulds?

1. Under recorded.

2. Stunningly attractive.

4. Bizarre lifestyle.

5. Fast Track to expert status!

3. They are everywhere all year around.

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Classification: Main points:

They are members of the kingdom Proctista

Mycetozoa are considered to be the slimemoulds. We have three groups:

Dictyosteliida: Cellular slimemoulds.

Protosteloids: External spores.

Myxogastria: Plasmodial Slimemoulds

After that it is a bit up in the air!

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Lifecycle

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Ceratiomyxa fruitculosa

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Badhamia utricularis

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Badhamia utricularis

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Comtrichia sp.

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Trichia decipiens

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Trichia affinis

Trichia botryis

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Stemonitis fusca

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Stemonitis axifera

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Arcyria denudata

Arcyria incarnata

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Arcyria nutans

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Arcyria stipata

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Hemitrichia calyculata

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Tubifera ferruginosa

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Leocarpus fragilis

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Didymium sqamulosum

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Cribraria rufa

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Fuligo septica

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Metatrichia floriformis

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