''Diderma effusum'' is a species of slime mould in the family
Didymiaceae
Didymiaceae is a family of plasmodial slime molds in the order Physarales
Physarales is an order of Amoebozoa in the class Myxomycetes. It contains three families, the Didymiaceae, the Lamprodermataceae, and the Physaraceae. Physarales w ...
, first described by
Lewis David de Schweinitz
Lewis David de Schweinitz (13 February 1780 – 8 February 1834) was a German-American botanist and mycologist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Considered the "Father of North American Mycology," he also made significant contributions to botany. ...
in 1832 as ''Physarum effusum'',
and transferred to the genus, ''
Diderma
''Diderma'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Didymiaceae. The genus was first described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (31 December 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a Cape Colony mycologist who is recognize ...
'', in 1894 by
Andrew Price Morgan
Andrew Price Morgan (27 October 1836 – 19 October 1907) was an American botanist and mycologist. He investigated the flora of the Miami Valley in Ohio. While his interest included flowering plants, as noted by his ''Flora of the Miami Valley, O ...
.
It is found throughout the world,
It feeds on nonliving organic matter.
Description
Andrew Price Morgan
Andrew Price Morgan (27 October 1836 – 19 October 1907) was an American botanist and mycologist. He investigated the flora of the Miami Valley in Ohio. While his interest included flowering plants, as noted by his ''Flora of the Miami Valley, O ...
describes it thus:
References
External links
Description of ''Diderma effusum'' at DiscoverLife
Images of ''Diderma effusum'' at iNaturalist
Myxogastria
Protists described in 1832
Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz
Myxogastria species
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