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Slime Mold

Arcyria denudata

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Cylindrical glossy sporangia ranging in colour from pink to white on stalks. they were minute about 2 to 3 mm tall.

Habitat:

Spotted on a damp charred piece of wood

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Arcyria+denudata#tab_gallery

Notes:

This appears to be one of the stages that the slime mold goes through... I hope the species ID is correct.

Class Myxogastria
Order Trichiida
Family Arcyriaceae

Reference Links:

http://mushroomobserver.org/species_list/show_species_list/261

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