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Physarina

Physarina is a genus of slime molds in the family Physaraceae.

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Physarina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Physarales
Family: Physaraceae
Genus: Physarina
Höhn.

Physarina is a genus of slime molds in the family Physaraceae.1

Species

The following species are accepted by Species Fungorum:2

  • Physarina alboscabra Nann.-Bremek. & Y. Yamam.
  • Physarina echinocephala Höhn.
  • Physarina echinospora K.S. Thind & Manocha
References

References

  1. Leontyev, Dmitry V.; Schnittler, Martin; Stephenson, Steven L.; Novozhilov, Yuri K.; Shchepin, Oleg N. (2019). "Towards a phylogenetic classification of the Myxomycetes". Phytotaxa. 399 (3): 209. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.399.3.5. ISSN 1179-3163. S2CID 108783142.
  2. "Physarina". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 15 January 2021.