Physarum cinereum (Batsch) Pers.
A Mycetozoan Slime Mold
Synonyms: Lycoperdon cinereum
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Protoctist
Sublevel 1: Amoebozoa
Sublevel 2: Mycetozoan Slime Mold
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Division: Myxomycota
Class: Myxomycetes
Order: Physarales
Family: Physaraceae
Genus: Physarum
Species: Physarum cinereum
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for protoctists.
The federal government and New England states do not evaluate
protoctists for rarity.
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Physarum cinereum
Growing on grass in a lawn
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20
On grass
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20
On grass
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20
On grass
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20
On grass
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20
On grass
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20
On grass
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-20