Type specimen of the slime mould Badhimia foliicola. Collected by Arthur Lister, together with his daughter Guillerma. Arthur Lister is the author of the book: A monograph of the Mycetozoa: a descriptive catalogue of the species in the Herbarium of the British Museum.
The Museum’s slime mould collection has a global scope and was the foundation for the book Monograph of the Myzetozoa by A and G Lister.
Specimens
- 50,000
Type specimens
- 300
Species
- 377
Strengths
This monograph is one of the most important historic publications on slime mould taxonomy and biogeography and continues to be of major relevance.
Later significant additions were made with collections mainly from TJ Howard and C L Champion.
Collectors
- A and G Lister
- T J Howard
- C L Champion
Publications
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Resources
- The Slime Mould Collective
- nomen.eumycetozoa.com - An online nomenclatural information system of Eumycetozoa.
Accessing the collections
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Collections management
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Collections on the move
We have set out on an ambitious programme to develop a new science and digitisation centre at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire by 2026. As we prepare for the move, access to some collections will be affected.
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