为丰富和深化对我国黏菌物种多样性的全面认识，发现新的黏菌分类单位，解决黏菌系统分类学中的一些分类单元范畴模糊的问题，本项目选择我国从亚热带向温带、从第二阶梯向第三阶梯过渡的华中地区五个代表性山地森林生态系统进行黏菌物种多样性及其与影响因素相互关系的研究。通过野外标本采集和分类鉴定，掌握华中地区主要的黏菌资源；进行黏菌基物的湿室培养发掘更多的黏菌种类；依据海拔和林型设置样地进行定时定点的调查研究做出其中黏菌物种多样性的评估；通过显微技术并辅以其它必要的技术进行分类特征比较，进行黏菌的系统分类学研究；调查分析华中地区黏菌物种与生境的关系，探讨这一地区黏菌的物种组成、分布特征、区系特点和地理成分；从分类学和区系学上综合探讨黏菌单元间的演化关系。通过本研究，将丰富中国黏菌资源的物种多样性资料，为黏菌系统分类学提供新知识，为研究森林生态系统中黏菌与环境因素的相互作用关系奠定基础。

In this project, the species diversity and the relationships between these species and their influence factors will be researched respectively in five key and representative mountainous forest areas of Central China which is the transition region from the subtropical zone to the temperate zone and from the second step to the third step, in order to enrich and deepen the comprehensive knowledge of the species diversity of myxomycetes in China, find new myxomycete taxa, and solve some problems about fuzzy taxon category in the myxomycete systematics. Species resources of myxomycetes will be basically understood in Central China through collecting specimens from the field, identifying and classifying. Various substrates will be cultured in the moist chamber so that more myxomycetes could be obtained. In the sample plots set according to different elevations and forests, the investigation will be conducted and the species diversity of myxomycetes will be assessed. The morphological characteristics will be compared by means of the microscopy and other necessary taxonomic techniques. The relationship between species and their habitats will be surveyed and analyzed. Species composition, distribution characters, biota property and geographical elements of myxomycetes in Central China will be approached. The evolution relationship among myxomycete taxa will be comprehensively discussed according to the taxonomic and floristic principles. The results will enrich data of species diversity of myxomycetes in China, provide new knowledge for myxomycete systematics, and lay the foundation for the study on the interaction between myxomycetes and environment factors in the forest ecosystem.