Reticulariaceae

Reticulariaceae
Lycogala epidendrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Amoebozoa
Phylum: Mycetozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Liceida
Family: Reticulariaceae
Evolutionary tree of the family Reticulariaceae

Reticulariaceae is a family of slime molds recognized by the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and is composed the genera Dictydiaethalium, Enteridium, Lycogala, Reticularia, and Tubifera.[1]

However, other classifications place Dictydiaethalium in the family Dictydiaethaliaceae and the other genera in the family Tubiferaceae.[2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System [Internet] 2013. [updated 2013 April; cited 2013 Nov 10] Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=181336
  2. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, 2013-07-01. Accessed via http://www.gbif.org/species/3213352 on 2013-11-10
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