| Guenus: Physarum |   |
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| Protozoa:> Myxomycota:> Myxomycetes:> Physarale:> Physaraceae:>Badhamia, Craterium, Fuligo, Leocarpus, Physarum, Willkommlangea. |
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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. | |
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| Genus: Physarum |    |
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| Species: Physarum bivalve Pers. |   |  | |
| Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Violet/brown | Height: 1 mm Lenght: to 20 mm Plasmodium: White | ||
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| Species: Physarum bogoriense Racib. |  |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Brown | Height: 1 mm Width: 0.7 mm Plasmodium: ? | ||
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| Species: Physarum cinereum (Batsch) Pers. | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Leaf Litter Spore: Purplelish/brown | Height: 0.6 mm Width: 0.3-0.5 mm Plasmodium: White | ||
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| Species: Physarum compressum Albertini & Schweinitz | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 2 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: Grayish white | ||
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| Species: Physarum contextum | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 2 mm Width: 1 mm Plasmodium: Yellow | ||
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| Species: Physarum decipiens M.A. Curtis | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Violet-brown | Height: 0.3 - 0.7 mm Width: 0.3 - 0.7 mm Plasmodium: Yellow | ||
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| Species: Physarum flavicomum Berk. | |  | |
| Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 2 mm Width: 0.7 mm Plasmodium: Yellow | ||
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| Species: Physarum globuliferum (Bulliard) Persoon | |  | |
| Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 1.5 mm Width: 0.6 mm Plasmodium: Yellow / white | ||
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Species: Physarum hongkongense Chao H. Chung | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Brown | Wide: 0.8 mm | ||
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Species: Physarum leucophaeum Fries |  | ||
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 2 mm Width: 0.7 mm Plasmodium: White | ||
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Species: Physarum lateritium (Berk. & Ravenel) Morgan | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Violet/brown | Wide: 0.3-0.7 mm Plasmodium: Orange Yellow | ||
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| Species: Physarum melleum (Berk. & Br.) Mass. | |  | |
| Found: Lowland Native Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Violet Brown | Height: 1.5 mm Width: 0.5 mm Plasmodium: Yellow or olive green | ||
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| Species: Physarum pusillum (Bert. &M.A. Curtis) G. Lister | |  | |
| Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Nikau Palm fond Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 2 mm | ||
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| Species: Physarum viride (Bull.) Pers. | |  | |
| Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Blackish-Brown | Height: 1.5 Width: 0.7 mm Plasmodium: Yellow | ||
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