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Slime Mold

Myxogastria

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Habitat:

It was growing out of a pine stump at 8,373 ft elevation.

Notes:

The first two picks were taken 51/2 hours before the last. In that time it's appearance had totally changed . It was deflated and oozing red liquid in the last shot.

Reference Links:

slime molds are in the supergroup - Google Search

Species ID Suggestions

Scrambled egg slime mold

Fuligo septica

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (2)
tomk3886
Thanks Mark. I have posted Fuligo septica spottings from Tallahassee. This one wasn't as yellow as those. Since I am not confidant at identifying slime molds. I decided to not identify it to species.
Mark Ridgway
It's interesting how some of these are so pale but the structure and timeline of development are consistent. https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/dog-vomit-slime-mold-scrambled-egg-slime-mold

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PublishedJuly 2, 2022

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