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Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

If I had to speculate maybe a fungus at the end of it's life-cycle (hence the gooey brown mess on the top portion), but the lower part has the intriguing suspended fingers that range from 2 to 14 cm long. The whole mass was roughly 18 to 20 cm wide. There was some less concentrated fingers on the same side of the log as well. I am planning on going back to the log in the future and hopefully it reappears and I can get some pics before it turns to this state.

Habitat:

Spotted on a suspended moss covered nurse log in a wetland habitat in partial sunlight at Dash Point State Park.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Thank you Muckpuk I will look at slime molds as a possibility.
Could it be a slime mold? Check out that mission. Looks yucky

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PublishedJanuary 28, 2018

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