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Myxomycete (Slime Mold)

Enerthenema papillatum

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A single layer of rounded spore-bearing fruiting bodies ( about 1 mm wide) on short shiny stalks. All of these sacs showed a dark speck. The colour of these globular bodies ranged from pale peach to grey to black. Also seen amongst these were patches of white material - ? plasmodium.

Habitat:

Spotted on the sawn-off surface a damp decaying Radiata Pine log.

Notes:

My thanks to arlanda for the ID for this fascinating life form.

http://www.argazkik.com/Mixoak/Argazkiak/Enerthenema%20papillatum1.htm

Reference Links:

Enerthenema papillatum (Pers) Rostaf -- Discover Life

Species ID Suggestions

Enerthenema papillatum

Enerthenema papillatum

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Comments (10)
CliveShirley
Interesting not a species that I have come across.
Mark Ridgway
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/14410330 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21485166 plus a dog I saw licking the log
arlanda
Looks like it. Or maybe some other animal ate them. I guess they can be eaten
Leuba Ridgway
Will remember this one, for sure. that little disc makes it really interesting. We went back 4 days later to have a look for changes and it had vanished without a trace !. Might have been a too late by then ?
arlanda
You are welcome, Leuba. Precisely, is that little apical disk what identifies Enenerhenema.
Leuba Ridgway
arlanda, thank you so much for the ID. I must have over-looked your spotting when I checked PN for an ID. I like the little discs on top of the sporocarps. Thanks again.
arlanda
Beautiful spotting, Leuba. I think it is Enerthenema papillatum. I have a spotting that is very similar to yours: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17150165
Leuba Ridgway
Thanks Leanne. First of its kind for me - so excited ! I hope to see more this season ...
Mark Ridgway
I can see the little metal pinheads holding them on :)

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PublishedJune 5, 2013

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