Family: Physaraceae

Protozoa:> Myxomycota:> Myxomycetes:> Physarale:> Physaraceae:> Badhamia, Craterium, Fuligo, Leocarpus, Physarum, Willkommlangea.

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 foliicola

Badhamia utricularis

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 minutum

Genus: Fuligo

Fuligo septica

Genus: Leocarpus

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 bivalve

Physarum bogoriense

Physarum cinereum

Physarum compressum

Physarum contextum

Physarum decipiens

Physarum flavicomum

Physarum globuliferum

Physarum hongkongense

Physarum lateritium

Physarum melleum

Physarum pusillum

Physarum viride

Genus: Willkommlangea

Willkommlangea reticulata

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