Diderma
Genus of slime moulds
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Diderma is a genus of slime molds in the family Didymiaceae.[1] The genus was first described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1794,[2] and the type species is Diderma globosum.[3]
| Diderma | |
|---|---|
| |
| Diderma umbilicatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Didymiaceae |
| Genus: | Diderma Pers. |
| Type species | |
| Diderma globosum | |
The genus contains over 200 taxa, and includes:
- Diderma cinereum
- Diderma effusum
- Diderma floriforme
- Diderma globosum
- Diderma testaceum
- Diderma umbilicatum
