Physarum Pers., Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 88 (1794)

Synonymy:
Angioridium Grev., Scott. crypt. fl. (Edinburgh) 6: 310 (1827)
Claustria Fr., Summa veg. Scand., Sectio Post. (Stockholm): 451 (1849)
Crateriachea Rostaf., Vers. Syst. Mycetozoen (Strassburg): 11 (1873)
Cytidium Morgan, J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist. 19(1): 8 (1896)
Sphaerocarpus Bull., Hist. Champ. Fr. (Paris) 1(1): 123 (1791)
Tilmadoche Fr., Summa veg. Scand., Sectio Post. (Stockholm): 454 (1849)
Trichamphora Jungh., Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. Wet. 17(2): 12 (1838)

Position in classification:
Physarum, Physaraceae, Physarales, Incertae sedis, Myxomycetes, Amoebozoa, Protozoa

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