Family: Reticulariaceae

Protozoa:> Myxomycota:> Myxomycetes:> Liceales:> Reticulariaceae:> Dictydiaethalium, Lycogala, Reticularia, Tubifera.

Members of the Enteridiaceae family generally produce either aethalia or pseudoaethalia fruiting bodies, which very in size from 3 mm to 15 mm. Some of which are common and brightly coloured like Lycogala epidendrum which is often encountered while others are not.

Genus: Dictydiaethalium

Species: Dictydiaethalium plumbeum (Schum.) Rostaf.
Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Ochraceous/yellow	Height: 1 mm Width: 10 mm Plasmodium: Rose pink

Genus: Lycogala

Species: Lycogala flavofuscum (Ehrenb.) Rostaf.
Found: leptospermum forest Substrate: Tree bark Spore: Pale grey	Height: 15 mm Width: 20 mm Plasmodium: White

Species: Lycogala epidendrum (Linnaeus) Fries. Left is a mature specimen showing the shell-like outer layer breaking open and releasing there spores.
Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Pink or gray	Height: 5 mm Width: 5 mm

It's interesting to see the colour changes as these matures.

Genus: Reticularia

Species: Reticularia lycoperdon
Found: Urban back yard Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Brown	Height: 10 mm Width: 20 mm

Genus: Tubifera

Species: Tubifera ferruginosa (Batsch) J.F. Gmelin Found on well rotted wood as it ages it turned light brown.
Found: Podocarp Forest Substrate: Decaying Wood Spore: Light Brown	Height: 10 mm Width: 50 mm

	T. ferruginosa also goes through a colour change as it matures.

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