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''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:


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Description of ''Diderma effusum'' at DiscoverLifeImages of ''Diderma effusum'' at iNaturalist
Myxogastria Protists described in 1832 Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz Myxogastria species {{Amoebozoa-stub