''Fuligo'' is a widespread
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of plasmodial
slime mold
Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to a polyphyletic assemblage of unrelated eukaryotic organisms in the Stramenopiles, Rhizaria, Discoba, Amoebozoa and Holomycota clades. Most are near-microscopic; those in the Myxogastria ...
in the family
Physaraceae.
These organisms are protozoans rather than fungi, but for historical reasons are sometimes treated as part of mycology.
Species
The following species are accepted by ''Species Fungorum'':
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Fuligo aurea''
(Penz.) Y. Yamam. (1998)
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Pers. (1796)
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Fuligo cinerea''
(Schwein.) Morgan (1896)
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Fuligo flava''
Pers. (1794)
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Fuligo gyrosa''
E. Jahn (1902)
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Fuligo intermedia''
T.Macbr. (1922)
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Fuligo leviderma''
H. Neubert, Nowotny & K. Baumann (1995)
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Fuligo luteonitens''
L.G. Krieglst. & Nowotny (1995)
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Fuligo lycoperdon''
(Bull.) Schumach. (1803)
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Fuligo megaspora''
Sturgis (1913)
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Fuligo muscorum''
Alb. & Schwein. (1805)
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Fuligo ochracea''
(Peck) Peck (1878)
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Fuligo plumbea''
Schumach. (1803)
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Fuligo rufa''
Pers. (1794)
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Fuligo septica
''Fuligo septica'' is a species of slime mold in the class Myxogastria, Myxomycetes. It is common name, commonly known as scrambled egg slime or flowers of tan because of its peculiar yellowish appearance; it is also known as dog vomit slime mol ...
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(L.) F.H.Wigg (1780)
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Fuligo varians''
Sommerf. (1826)
References
Myxogastria genera
Physaraceae
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