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Scrambled Egg Slime
Fuligo septica
43.4012, -7.17174
Field Notes
Description:
Plasmodial slime mold, a member of the Myxomycetes class. One cm in diameter.
Yellowish, bile-colored appearance. Their spores are produced in aerial sporangia and are spread by wind.
Like many slime molds, the cells of this species typically aggregate to form a plasmodium, a multinucleate mass of undifferentiated cells that may move in an ameboid-like fashion during the search for nutrients.
Habitat:
Common species with a worldwide distribution, it is often found on bark mulch in urban areas after heavy rain or excessive watering.
Spotted on the bark of a deciduous tree. Reserva de la Biosfera del Río Eo.
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.; f/6.3; ISO Speed Rating: 400. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No flash fired
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PublishedNovember 4, 2015
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