Didymium squamulosum (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr.
(a slime mould)

Interactions where Didymium squamulosum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
sporangium sporangium is parasitised by colony of Gliocladium anamorph Nectriopsis sporangiicola an ascomycete Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriopsis sporangiicola/Nectriopsis sporangiicolaan ascomycetecolonyGliocladium anamorph Fungus / parasite /Protozoa/Amoebozoa/Myxogastrea/Physarida/Didymiaceae/Didymium squamulosum/Didymium squamulosuma slime mouldsporangium colony of Gliocladium anamorph parasitises sporangium

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDidymium squamulosum (a slime mould)
GenusDidymium (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyDIDYMIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderPHYSARIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1987 First Steps - a Beginner’s Guide: Why not look at Myxomycetes? Mycologist Vol 01 (4): 162-163.

Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 35 images of Didymium squamulosum (a slime mould)

One of the commonest and most abundant myxomycetes, it is found throughout the UK and all year. It occurs in leaf litter, herbaceous debris and herbivore dung.

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