Dictyostelium giganteum B.N. Singh, J. Gen. Microbiol. 1: 11–21 (1947).

Cultures examined. HMJAU MR060. Strain 0445 isolated from grass land soil in the forest of Jingyue, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China .

Known distribution. U.S.A., England, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, and China.