''Badhamia utricularis'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
slime mold
Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to several kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms with a life cycle that includes a free-living single-celled stage and the formation of spores. Spores are often produced in macroscopic mul ...
in the family
Physaraceae
Physaraceae is a family of slime molds in the order Physarales.
Genera
The following genera are members of Physaraceae:
*'' Badhamia''
*'' Craterium''
*'' Fuligo''
*'' Kelleromyxa''
*'' Leocarpus''
*'' Physarella''
*'' Physarina''
*'' Physaru ...
.
It was first described as ''Sphaerocarpus utricularis'' by
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard (also Pierre Bulliard; 24 November 1752, in Aubepierre-sur-Aube Haute-Marne – 26 September 1793, in Paris) was a French physician and botanist.
Bulliard studied in Langres, where he became intereste ...
in 1789,
[ and was assigned to the genus '']Badhamia
''Badhamia'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Physaraceae. It was circumscribed by English naturalist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1853. The widespread genus contains about 30 species.
Species
*'' Badhamia affinis''
*'' Badhamia apiculospor ...
'' by Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley (1 April 1803 – 30 July 1889) was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology.
Life
Berkeley was born at Biggin Hall, Benefield, Northamptonshire, and educated a ...
in 1852.[
]
References
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Physaraceae