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Lycogala epidendrum

Photo by Felix Fleck
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Field Notes

Description:

I assume this is a fungus... light brown/orange colouration , about 18mm in diameter. The 'ball' and the fringed base were all that was visible. Inside the hollow of an old tree trunk.

Habitat:

On the way to the 'Rostro Maya', San Juan La Laguna, Lake Atitlán.

Reference Links:

Lycogala epidendrum - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Not fungus but plasmodial slime mold Lycogala epidendrum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycogala_epidendrum

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