Craterium

Craterium
Craterium sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Physarales
Family: Physaraceae
Genus: Craterium
Trentep.
Synonyms
List
  • Cupularia Link
  • Iocraterium E.Jahn
  • Nidularia With.
  • Scyphium Rostaf.
  • Sphaerocarpa H.C.F.Schumacher

Craterium is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Physaraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

The genus was first described in 1797 by Johann Friedrich Trentepohl in Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Craterium Trentep". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Fungi".
  3. ^ Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Vol. 1.