Tasmaniomyxa umbilicata: a new genus and species of slime mould from Tasmania

Tasmaniomyxa umbilicata: a new genus and species of slime mould from Tasmania

Article and images by Sarah Lloyd OAM Tasmaniomyxa umbilicata was one of the first slime moulds I ever misidentified! To my inexperienced eye it looked like a Lamproderma, and even northern hemisphere experts who saw the fruiting bodies didn’t think otherw...

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Webinar featuring Sarah Lloyd

Webinar featuring Sarah Lloyd

We are delighted to announce that Sarah Lloyd OAM will be delivering our first webinar of the year. Sarah is the foremost expert on slime moulds in Australia, with publications including Where the Slime Mould Creeps and Myxomycetes at Black Sugarloaf. Webinars...

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Next webinar: Myxomycetes with Karina Knight

Next webinar: Myxomycetes with Karina Knight

We are pleased to announce Karina Knight from WA as the next speaker in our current webinar series! Tuesday 24th January 4.30pm AWST (WA), 6pm ACST (NT), 6.30pm AEST (QLD), 7pm ACDT (SA), 7.30pm AEDT (VIC/NSW/TAS) Held via Zoom. Book here. Free for F...

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Slime moulds: what are they?

Slime moulds: what are they?

Slime moulds have baffled naturalists and scientists for centuries. In about 1750 when Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus was devising his system of classification, he decided there were two kingdoms: plants and animals. Fungi (including slime moulds that were t...

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