摘要
Abstract A description is provided for Physarum roseum . Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitats, dispersal and transmission, and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Angola, Congo Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa), Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama), North America (Mexico, USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia)), South America (Brazil (Maranhão, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo, Sergipe), Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay), Asia (China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong), India (Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Papua-New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Atlantic Ocean (Spain (Canary Islands)), Australasia (Australia (Queensland)), Caribbean (Cuba, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Europe (France), Indian Ocean (La Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles), Pacific Ocean (Japan (Bonin Islands), New Caledonia, USA (Hawaii), Vanuatu)). No evaluation has been made of any possible positive economic impact of this organism and no reports of negative economic impacts have been found.