Trichia varia | |
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Trichia varia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Amorphea |
Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
Class: | Myxogastria |
Order: | Trichiales |
Family: | Trichiaceae |
Genus: | Trichia |
Species: | T. varia |
Binomial name | |
Trichia varia (Pers. ex J.F. Gmel.) Pers. |
Trichia varia is a type of slime mold in the order Trichiida, first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1794. [1] Its sporangium measures 0.6 to 0.9 millimeters, and its stalk 0.1 to 0.5 millimeters. It is a pale orange color, distinguished by other members of its genus by having two spiral bands on its elaters. [2] It is distributed throughout various parts of the world. [3] [4]