Slime Molds (Myxomycetes)
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Slime molds, or Myxomycetes, are fascinating fungus-like protists that challenge our traditional biological categories. Neither plants nor true fungi, they begin their life cycle as microscopic amoebae that eventually aggregate to form a wandering "plasmodium"—a single, giant cell containing thousands of nuclei that creeps over rotting logs engulfing bacteria and spores. This list is based off of the E-flora BC records and the Kent brothers report. Species in bold are confirmed in the E-flora BC database.
Species |
Name |
Family |
Status |
Hazards |
Edible |
Other |
Medicinal |
Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaurochaete atra | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Arcyria cinerea | White Carnival Slime | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
Microscopy |
- |
|
| Arcyria denudata | Carnival-candy slime | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Arcyria incarnata | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Arcyria pomiformis | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Arcyria versicolor | Variegated Slime | Trichiaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Badhamia affinis | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Badhamia foliicola | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Brefeldia maxima | Tapioca Slime | Stemonitidaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | Allergenic Spores |
No |
Largest Plasmodium |
- |
|
| Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa | Coral Slime | Ceratiomyxaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
Edible (Mexico) |
- |
- |
|
| Ceratium hydnoides | slime mold | Ceratiomyxaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Comatricha nigra | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Comatricha pulchella | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Comatricha suksdorfii | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Craterium aureum | Golden Goblet Slime | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Craterium leucocephalum | White-capped Goblet | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Craterium minutum | Little Goblet Slime | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria argillacea | Clay Mat Slime | Cribrariaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria aurantiaca | Golden Cribraria | Cribrariaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria cancellata | Japanese-lantern slime | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
Bio-indicator (Old Growth) |
- |
|
| Cribraria dictyospora | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria ferruginea | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria intricata | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria microcarpa | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria rufa | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Cribraria splendens | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Diacheopsis insessa | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Diderma arboreum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Diderma asteroides | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Diderma effusum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Diderma hemisphaericum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Diderma testaceum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Didymium clavus | Nail-head Slime | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Didymium difforme | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Didymium iridis | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
Lab Model Organism |
- |
|
| Didymium melanospermum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Didymium minus | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Didymium squamulosum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Enerthenema papillatum | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Fuligo cinerea | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Fuligo muscorum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Fuligo septica | Dog's Vomit Slime | Physaraceae | Confirmed (Common) | Bioaccumulates Zinc |
Yes (Mexico/Juvenile) |
Garden Nuisance |
Antibiotic (Extracts) |
 |
| Hemitrichia clavata | Yellow-fuzz cone slime | Trichiaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lamproderma arcyrioides | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lamproderma columbinum | Iridescent Slime | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lamproderma robustum | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lamproderma sauteri | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Leocarpus fragilis | Egg-shell slime mold | Physaraceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lepidoderma carestianum | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lepidoderma trevelyanii | slime mold | Didymiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Licea variabilis | slime mold | Liceaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lindbladia tubulina | slime mold | Cribrariaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Lycogala epidendrum | Wolf's Milk Slime | Reticulariaceae | Confirmed (Common) | Spore Inhalation |
No (Gen. considered inedible) |
Cosmetic Study |
Antimicrobial (Lab) |
|
| Metatrichia floriformis | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Perichaena corticalis | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Confirmed (E-flora) | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum alpinum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum auriscalpium | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum bitectum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum bivalve | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum carneum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum cinereum | Lawn Slime | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum contextum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum decipiens | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum diderma | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum flavicomum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum globuliferum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum lateritium | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum leucophaeum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum notabile | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum nutans | Nodding Slime | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum oblatum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum pusillum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum rubiginosum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum tenerum | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum utriculare | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Physarum viride | slime mold | Physaraceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Prototrichia metallica | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Reticularia lycoperdon (syn. Enteridium lycoperdon) |
False Puffball Slime | Tubiferaceae | Common | - |
Yes (Mexico) |
"Caca de luna" (Mexico) |
- |
|
| Stemonitis axifera | Chocolate Tube Slime | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Stemonitis flavogenita | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Stemonitis fusca | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Stemonitis nigrescens | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Stemonitis splendens | Chocolate tube slime | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Stemonitis sp. | Chocolate Tube Slime | Stemonitidae | Confirmed (Common) | - |
- |
Cosmetic Lipids |
- |
|
| Stemonitopsis hyperopta | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Stemonitopsis typhina | slime mold | Stemonitidaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia botrytis | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia contorta | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia decipiens | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia lateritia | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia scabra | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia subfusca | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia varia | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Trichia verrucosa | slime mold | Trichiaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Tubifera casparyi | slime mold | Tubiferaceae | Reported | - |
- |
- |
- |
|
| Tubifera ferruginosa | Red Raspberry Slime | Tubiferaceae | Common | - |
No |
- |
- |