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The most important characteristic of this family is the presence of lime (calcium carbonate) deposits, which may occur in the peridium, capillitium, or stalk of the fruiting body. The spore mass colour is normally dark brown to purple-brown to black.
Genus: Badhamia
Badhamia foliicolaBadhamia foliicola
Badhamia utricularis Badhamia utricularis
Badhamia sp.Badhamia sp
Genus: Craterium
A distinctive genus based on the goblet shape of the sporangia with four species know to accrue in New Zealand these have circumscissile dehiscence and separate by a distinct lid.
Craterium leucocephalum Craterium leucocephalum
Craterium minutum Craterium minutum
Genus: Fuligo
Fuligo septica Fuligo septica
Genus: Leocarpus
Leocarpus fragilis Leocarpus fragilis
Genus: Physarum
The most important characteristic of this family is the presence of lime (calcium carbonate) deposits, which may occur in the peridium, capillitium, or stalk of the fruiting body. The spore mass colour is normally dark brown to purple-brown to black.
Physarum album Physarum album
Physarum vernum Physarum bitectum
Physarum bivalvePhysarum bivalve
Physarum bogoriense Physarum bogoriense
Physarum cinereum Physarum cinereum
Physarum compressumPhysarum compressum
Physarum contextum Physarum contextum
Physarum decipiens Physarum decipiens
Physarum flavicomumPhysarum flavicomum
Physarum globuliferumPhysarum globuliferum
Physarum hongkongensePhysarum hongkongense
Physarum lateritium Physarum lateritium
Physarum leucophaeumPhysarum leucophaeum
Physarum melleumPhysarum melleum
Physarum notabilePhysarum notabile
Physarum nucleatumPhysarum nucleatum
Physarum pusillumPhysarum pusillum
Physarum viride Physarum viride
Genus: Willkommlangea
Willkommlangea reticulataWillkommlangea reticulata
 
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