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.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Craterium:
Craterium atrolucens Flatau
Craterium aureomagnum Hooff & Nann.-Bremek.
Craterium aureonucleatum Nann.-Bremek.
Craterium aureum (Schumach.) Rostaf.
Craterium aureum Fuckel
Craterium concinnum Rex
Craterium corniculatum B.Zhang & Yu Li
Craterium costatum Dhillon & Nann.-Bremek.
Craterium dictyosporum (Rostaf.) H.Neubert, Nowotny & K.Baumann
Craterium leucocephalum (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Ditmar
Craterium leucocephalum Grev.
Craterium microcarpum H.Z.Li, Yu Li & Shuang L.Chen
Craterium minutum (Leers) Fr.
Craterium muscorum Ing
Craterium obovatum Peck
Craterium paraguayense (Speg.) G.Lister
Craterium reticulatum Nann.-Bremek. & Y.Yamam.
Craterium retisporum G.Moreno, D.W.Mitch. & S.L.Stephenson
Craterium rubronodum G.Lister
Craterium subpurpurea B.Zhang & Yu Li
Craterium yichunense S.Y.Liu, F.Y.Zhao & Y.Li
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