Fuligo is a widespread genus of plasmodial slime mold.
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| Fuligo | |
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| Fuligo septica | |
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| Kingdom: | Amoebozoa |
| Phylum: | Mycetozoa |
| Class: | Myxomycetes |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Physaraceae |
| Genus: | Fuligo Haller (1768) |
Fuligo is a widespread genus of plasmodial slime mold.
It's aethalia are the biggest myxomycete fructifications, and among the most commonly seen.
In Finland one unusually prominent species with a bright yellow plasmodium, Fuligo septica, was believed to be used by witches to spoil their neighbor's milk. This gives it the name paranvoi, meaning butter of the familiar spirit.[1][2]
Species [edit]
The following species are accepted by Species Fungorum:[3]
- Fuligo aurea (Penz.) Y. Yamam. (1998)
- Fuligo candida Pers. (1796)
- Fuligo cinerea (Schwein.) Morgan (1896)
- Fuligo flava Pers. (1794)
- Fuligo gyrosa E. Jahn (1902)
- Fuligo intermedia T. Macbr. (1922)
- Fuligo leviderma H. Neubert, Nowotny & K. Baumann (1995)
- Fuligo luteonitens L.G. Krieglst. & Nowotny (1995)
- Fuligo lycoperdon (Bull.) Schumach. (1803)
- Fuligo megaspora Sturgis (1913)
- Fuligo muscorum Alb. & Schwein. (1805)
- Fuligo ochracea (Peck) Peck (1878)
- Fuligo plumbea Schumach. (1803)
- Fuligo rufa Pers. (1794)
- Fuligo septica (L.) F.H.Wigg (1780)
- Fuligo varians Sommerf. (1826)
References [edit]
- ^ the BayScience Foundation, Inc (2012). "Fuligo (Genus)". zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
- ^ Discover Life (2012). "Fuligo". discoverlife.org. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
- ^ "Fuligo". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
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