vs Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Arcyria helvetica compared with Arcyria obvelata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Kingdom same	Protozoa (protozoa)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum same	Mycetozoa	Mycetozoa
Class same	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order same	Trichiales (Trichiales)	Trichiales (Trichiales)
Family same	Arcyriaceae	Arcyriaceae
Genus same	Arcyria	Arcyria
Species	Arcyria helvetica	Arcyria obvelata

Evolutionary Relationship

and Yellow Carnival Candy Slime share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Arcyria.

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Arcyria helvetica is a plasmodial slime mold in the family Arcyriaceae, producing distinctive cylindrical or club-shaped sporangia with a persistent capillitium network. It is found on decaying wood and leaf litter in forest habitats of Europe.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden