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Craterium

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Craterium is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Physaraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomProtozoa
  2. PhylumMycetozoa
  3. ClassMyxomycetes
  4. OrderPhysarales
  5. FamilyPhysaraceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
91
With media
23
Family
Physaraceae
Collections
MICH, FH, NY, UFPE, BPI, OSC
Recorded in
Canada, Brazil, Panama, Portugal, United States, Brasil, Italy, Germany

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Physaridae
Image
Craterium minutum (Myxomycetes) - Trawscoed, North Wales, August 2012.jpg
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taxon name
Craterium
taxon rank
genus
taxon author citation
Trentep.
taxon common name
サカズキホコリ属
Commons category
Craterium
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Encyclopedic overview

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Craterium is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Physaraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

The genus was first described in 1797 by Johann Friedrich Trentepohl in Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur.

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