Myxomycetes        Print PDF
Natural Habitat	Decaying logs Dead leaves Dung Lawns Mulched flower beds
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment	Rotting lumber
Water Activity	Unknown
Mode of Dissemination	Insects Water Wind
Allergenic Potential	Type I
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen	Unknown
Industrial Uses	Unknown
Potential Toxins Produced	Unknown
Other Comments	Young sporophores of one genera (Enteridium lycoperdon) are fried and eaten in Mexico, and the dish is called caca de luna Myxomycetes are not members of the Kingdom Fungi. This is due to morphological differences and DNA evidence