Galapagos Species Database

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Physarum nutans Pers.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Amoebozoa

Phylum
Mycetozoa

Class
Myxomycetes

Order
Physarales

Family
Physaraceae

Genus
Physarum

Species
nutans

Taxon category: Accepted

References

  • Eliasson, U. (1971) A collection of myxomycetes from the Galápagos Islands. Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 65, 105-111
  • Eliasson, U. Nannenga-Bremekamp, N.E. (1983) Myxomycetes of the Scalesia forests in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Mycology Proceedings C 86(2): 143-153.
  • Kirk, P. (ed.) (2010) Index Fungorum. CABI Bioscience, CBS and Landcare Research, available online at www.indexfungorum.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Physarum nutans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17139. Accessed 31 October 2026.