Mucilago crustacea is a species of slime mould, in the monotypic genus Mucilago, in the family Didymiaceae.[1] Due to its visual resemblance to canine vomit,[2] it is known colloquially as the "dog sick slime mould"[3] or "dog sick fungus",[4] albeit that slime moulds are not true fungi.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Didymiaceae |
| Genus: | Mucilago P. Micheli ex Adans. |
| Species: | M. crustacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Mucilago crustacea P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg
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The fruiting body is yellow to white, becoming paler with time, and then blackening.[3]
It usually occurs on damp grass.[2] The species was described by P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg.[2][5]
References
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- ^ Ing, B. (1999). The myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland. An identification handbook. Slough: Richmond Publishing Co.
- ^ a b c Silverside, Alan J. "Mucilago crustacea". Images of British biodiversity. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Dog Sick Slime Mould". NatureSpot. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b O'Riordan, Elaine (August 2017). "Mucilago crustacea". People and Nature - The Galway County Biodiversity Project. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Prim. fl. holsat. (Kiliae): 112 (1780)