Hemitrichia

Hemitrichia is a genus of slime molds, of the family Trichiaceae, found within the order Trichiida. It was first described by Josef Rostafinski in 1873 and remains a well-defined genus of the slime molds. Hemitrichia species exhibit either plasmodiocarp or sporangium fruiting bodies, both of which are well-known and recognizable slime molds seen on multiple continents. This genus includes species such as H. serpula (known as the pretzel slime mold) and H. decipiens (known as salmon-eggs), both of which are widespread.

==Etymology== Hemi comes directly from the Greek prefix hemi, meaning “half”. Trichia is combination of the Greek trichios, which refers to hair or hair-like structure and –ia, referring to a condition, leading to –trichia being the condition of having hair. Hemitrichia therefore refers to the condition of partially having hair.