Slime moulds
- many types known, collectively known as Myxomycetes

Habitat:

Found on damp wood, usually exterior joinery. They feed on bacteria within the wood and only become visible when they produce fruit-bodies on the surface.

Identifying features (fruit-bodies):

1-20 mm in diameter, variable in appearance, often brightly coloured, sometimes on stalks, or with a thin silvery skin. All produce masses of brown spores.