Arcyria minuta Buchet
(a slime mould)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArcyria minuta (a slime mould)
GenusArcyria (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyARCYRIACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderTRICHIIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Arcyria minuta (a slime mould) :
1: Arcyria minuta (a slime mould)
20 May 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
1 colony on dead branch
Image 1: Colony - after spores are shed - enlargedImage 2: Colony - side view - enlargedImage 3: Colony - top view - enlargedImage 4: Colony - after spores are shed - magnifiedImage 5: Elaters - magnifiedImage 6: Elaters - magnified (2)Image 7: Elaters - magnified (3)Image 8: Elaters - magnified (4)Image 9: Elaters - magnified (5)Image 10: Elaters - magnified (6)Image 11: Elaters - highly magnifiedImage 12: Elaters - highly magnified (2)Image 13: Elaters - highly magnified (3)Image 14: Elaters - highly magnified (4)Image 15: Spores - magnifiedImage 16: Spores - highly magnified

Arcyria minuta (a slime mould) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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