Craterium
| Craterium | |
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| Craterium sp. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
| Class: | Myxogastria |
| Order: | Physarales |
| Family: | Physaraceae |
| Genus: | Craterium Trentep. |
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Craterium is a genus of slime molds belonging to the family Physaraceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The genus was first described in 1797 by Johann Friedrich Trentepohl in Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur.