118. Physarum cinereum (Batsch) Pers., Neues Mag. Bot. 1: 89 (1794) Specimens examined. PERU. Ancash: Bolognesi, route PE-3N, km 45 trail to Yanashallash, 4164 m, 9º55′01”S, 77º04′20”W, 20 May 2014, herbs alive, Lado 23674 (MA-Fungi 95346). Huasta, Chiquian, route AN-1263 towards Huallanca, km 39, 4002 m, 10º10′41”S, 76º55′52”W, 15 May 2018, leaves and woody debris of Polylepis sp., Lado 26774b (MA-Fungi 97543). Huaraz, Independencia, Huaraz, Cojup ravine, route AN-139, km 17, 3825 m, 9º28′51”S, 77º26′59”W, 9 May 2018, leaf litter, Lado 26164 (MA-Fungi 96971). Huari, route AN-111, km 104, Antamina, 4565 m, 9º38′14”S, 77º02′37”W, 9 May 2018, leaf of Werneria nubigena, Lado 23701 (MA-Fungi 95369). San Marcos, route AN-111 towards Antamina mine, km 22, Antonina lagoon, 4019 m, 9º30′22”S, 77º05′06”W, 13 May 2018, leaves of Perezia multiflora, Lado 26581 (MA-Fungi 97357). Recuay, route AN-110, km 25, 42 km southeast of Chavín, 4060 m, 9º42′29”S, 77º17′48”W, 22 May 2014, leaves of Calamagrostis sp., Lado 23764 (MA-Fungi 95416). Ticapampa, Catac, route AN-110, km 35, west exit of the Chavín tunnel, 4457 m, 9º41′21”S, 77º15′18”W, 11 May 2018, leaves of Calamagrostis sp., Lado 26350 (MA-Fungi 97140), leaves and woody debris, Lado 26353 (MA-Fungi 97143). Catac, Pachacoto, route AN- 1251, 10 km east of Pachacoto and 4 km west of National Park entrance, 4112 m, 9º53′14”S, 77º19′53”W, 14 May 2018, inflorescence of Puya raimondii, Lado 26682 (MA-Fungi 97456), Lado 26698b (MAFungi 97471). Yungay, Yungay, Huascaran N.P., Llanganuco sector, Abra Portachuelo, route AN-106, km 39, 4416 m, 9º02′49.6”S, 77º35′51.5”W, 19 Apr 2013, floral scape and leaves of Lupinus weberbaueri, Lado 22845 (MA-Fungi 95052). Arequipa: Arequipa, Chiguata, La Cruz del Symbral, 4243 m, 16°23′02”S, 71°18′48”W, 4 Jan 2019, on debris of Yareta, Treviño Myx 602 (HSP). Ayacucho: Huamanga, Ocros, route PE-3S, km 470, Ocros, 3863 m, 13º22′41”S, 73º57′09”W, 21 Apr 2017, stems of Lupinus mutabilis, Lado 24898 (MA-Fungi 96097), leaves of Baccharis sp., Lado 24914 (MA-Fungi 96113). Cusco: Canchis, Checacupe, Sicuani, Santa Bárbara, route to Sibinacocha lagoon, Km 48, 4908 m, 14º00′41”S, 71º03′52”W, 14 Apr 2016, leaf of Senecio canescens, Lado 24269b (MA-Fungi 95613), Lado 24270 (MA-Fungi 95614). Espinar, Ocouro, route PE-42J, km 108, 4253 m, 15º01′25”S, 71º17′36”W, 13 Apr 2016, leaf of Asteraceae, Lado 24261 (MA-Fungi 95605). Huancavelica: Huancavelica, Yauli, route PE-26B, km 19, Cunyac, 4403 m, 12º50′30”S, 74º52′48”W, 24 Apr 2017, leaves and stems of Perezia multiflora, Lado 25184 (MAFungi 96368), Lado 25185 (MA-Fungi 96369), Lado 25188 (MA-Fungi 96372), leaves of grasses, Lado 25189 (MAFungi 96373). Ascensión, route PE-26, km 91, 6 km south of Chuñaranra, 3908 m, 12º49′18”S, 75º03′58”W, 24 Apr 2017, bark of Polylepis sp., Lado 25195 (MA-Fungi 96379). Huaytara, Pilpichaca, route PE-28A, km 170, Chaupi, 4347 m, 13º27′43”S, 75º01′59”W, 19 Apr 2017, twig of Perezia multiflora, Lado 24811 (MA-Fungi 96017). Tayacaja, Acraquia, route PE-3SC, km 7, 7 km from Pucara, Sapallanga, 4260 m, 12º19′53”S, 74º57′56”W, 26 Apr 2017, leaves and twigs of Baccharis sp., Lado 25326b (MA-Fungi 96487), Lado 25328 (MA-Fungi 96490), Lado 25331 (MAFungi 96493), living leaf of Plantago sp., Lado 25335 (MA-Fungi 96497). Junin: Concepción, San José de Quero, route PE-24, km 212, Abra Negro Bueno, 4620 m, 12º08′36”S, 75º37′05”W, 28 Apr 2017, living and dead leaves of Senecio comosus, Lado 25500 (MA-Fungi 96654), Lado 25503b (MA-Fungi 96658). Huancayo, Huancayo, route 108, km 10, 8 km southwest of Acopalca, 3505 m, 12º00′18”S, 75º09′38”W, 27 Apr 2017, leaves of Puya sp., Lado 25459 (MA-Fungi 96612). Pasco: Damiel Alcides Carrión, Chacayan, Goyllarisquizga, route PA-102 towards Yanahuanca, km 15, 4336 m, 10º35′03”S, 76º20′35”W, 18 May 2018, stems and leaves of Perezia multiflora, Lado 27033 (MAFungi 97782), Lado 27035 (MA-Fungi 97784), Lado 27036 (MA-Fungi 97785), Lado 27038b (MA-Fungi 97788), Lado 27041 (MA-Fungi 97791), Lado 27042 (MA-Fungi 97792), Lado 27043 (MA-Fungi 97793), Lado 27044b (MAFungi 97795), Lado 27046 (MA-Fungi 97797), Lado 27049 (MA-Fungi 97800), Lado 27050 (MA-Fungi 97801), Lado 27052 (MA-Fungi 97803), Lado 27056 (MA-Fungi 97807). Vilcabamba, Yanahuanca, Culpán, route PA-102, km 26, 4348 m, 10º36′09”S, 76º25′04”W, 18 May 2018, leaves of Perezia multiflora, Lado 27058 (MA-Fungi 97809). Daniel Alcides Carrión, Yanahuanca, Abra Ucchuchacua, route PE-18, km 169, 4723 m, 10º36′35”S, 76º40′42”W, 18 May 2018, leaves and stems of Senecio comosus, Lado 27096a (MA-Fungi 97849). Pasco, Huayllay, route PE-1NC, km 120, Santo Rosario, 4611 m, 11º02′11”S, 76º30′21”W, 20 May 2018, stems and leaves of Perezia multiflora, Lado 27101 (MA-Fungi 97854), Lado 27108 (MA-Fungi 97861), Lado 27110 (MA-Fungi 97863), Lado 27112 (MA-Fungi 97865), Lado 27118 (MA-Fungi 97871). Huayllay, route PE-20A, km 214, 4323 m, 11º00′21”S, 76º22′20”W, 20 May 2018, stems and leaves of Perezia multiflora, Lado 27144 (MA-Fungi 97893). Simón Bolivar, Pacoyan, laguna Ruquicocha, route PA-100, km 33, 4444 m, 10º40′21”S, 76º26′50”W, 19 May 2018, stems and leaves of Perezia multiflora, Lado 27065 (MA-Fungi 97817), Lado 27067b (MA-Fungi 97820), Lado 27068 (MA-Fungi 97821), Lado 27069 (MA-Fungi 97822), Lado 27070 (MA-Fungi 97823), Lado 27072 (MA-Fungi 97824), Lado 27073 (MA-Fungi 97825), Lado 27074 (MA-Fungi 97826), Lado 27078 (MA-Fungi 97830).

Published as part of Treviño-Zevallos, Italo, García-Cunchillos, Iván, Basanta, Diana Wrigley De & Lado, Carlos, 2023, Diversity of Myxomycetes from Peru Part III: The high Andes and the altiplano, pp. 1-92 in Phytotaxa 624 (1) on page 62, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.624.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10150721