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Tapioca Slime Mold

Brefeldia maxima

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Plasmodial stage very white.

Habitat:

Coating live and dead vegetation including an old loquat stump.

Notes:

Plasmodial stage is a single cell. Known to weigh as much as 20 kg. Among the largest cells known.

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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020

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