Physarum cinereum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Physaraceae |
| Genus: | Physarum |
| Species: | P. cinereum
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| Binomial name | |
| Physarum cinereum | |
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Physarum cinereum is a slime mold that grows on turfgrass[2] or beet[citation needed] but is not a pathogen.[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
The species was originally named Lycoperdon cinereum by August Johann Georg Karl Batsch in 1783;[3] Christiaan Hendrik Persoon transferred it to Physarum in 1794.
References[edit]
- ^ "Physarum cinereum (Batsch) Pers. 1794". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ^ a b Vargas JM, Vargas JM Jr (1994). Management of Turfgrass Diseases. CRC Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-56670-046-7.
- ^ Batsch AJGK (1783). Elenchus fungorum [Discussion of Fungi] (in Latin). p. 155.
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