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A slime mould - Arcyria denudata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
Category: Slime mould
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A slime mould - Fuligo septica var. flava
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3681
Category: Slime mould
This is one of the most common slime moulds in Britain, shown here in its... (more)
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Life on the woodland floor
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
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Slime mould plasmodium
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3581
A plasmodium is the (slowly) mobile feeding stage of a slime mould. This... (more)
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3983
Category: Slime mould
The substance that looks rather like ice in this photo, which was taken on a... (more)
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A slime mould - Trichia species
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
Category: Slime mould
This was just one of at least five different slime mould species (see... (more)
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A slime mould - Metatrichia floriformis
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
Category: Slime mould
[For details of the habitat, and of the climatic conditions which caused an... (more)
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A slime mould - Tubifera ferruginosa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
Category: Slime mould
(Syn. Tubulifera arachnoidea)
In the shade of the woods, close to the ruins... (more)
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A slime mould - Mucilago crustacea
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Slime mould
This creamy-coloured crumbly mass, the fruiting body of a slime mould, was about... (more)
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A slime mould - Enteridium lycoperdon
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3976
Category: Slime mould
This fruiting body was growing on a standing dead tree, close to the cycle... (more)
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A slime mould - Craterium minutum
by Lairich Rig
for square NS4175
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A slime mould - Badhamia utricularis (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3983
The glutinous bright yellow patch is a couple of centimetres across, and it is... (more)
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A slime mould - Badhamia utricularis
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3983
In passing, I noticed these structures on a branch about six feet from the... (more)
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A slime mould - Lycogala epidendrum (undeveloped)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
The irregular patches with pale edges would originally have been plasmodia, the... (more)
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A slime mould - Badhamia lilacina (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3681
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A slime mould plasmodium
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3778
Category: Slime mould
Shown here is an early stage, the so-called plasmodium (see... (more)
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Slime mould plasmodium beginning to knot
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
The slime visible left of centre is a good guide to how this whole specimen... (more)
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A slime mould - Fuligo septica (plasmodium)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3978
This is Fuligo septica var. flava.
The area covered by the photograph is... (more)
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A slime mould - Comatricha nigra
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
The upper half of the picture shows some mature sporangia (spore-bearing... (more)
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A slime mould - Stemonitis fusca
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Visible right of centre is a glistening structure formed from dark brown... (more)
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A slime mould - Stemonitis fusca
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
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A slime mould - Stemonitis species
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
This picture was taken in the woods, but only a few feet from a corner of a road... (more)
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A slime mould - Cribraria cancellata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
[Some works refer to this species by the synonym Dyctidium cancellatum.]
This... (more)
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A slime mould - Physarum leucophaeum
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
Category: Slime mould
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3984
Category: Slime mould
The white incrustation on this tree stump is a very extensive development of the... (more)
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A slime mould - Arcyria nutans
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Slime mould
This slime mould species was growing on the soggy wood of a dead tree that was... (more)
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A slime mould - Mucilago crustacea
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Slime mould
This specimen was about 4cm wide, and encrusted onto blades of grass; it was... (more)
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A slime mould - Arcyria denudata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
This is a common species. These stalked sporangia (spore-producing structures)... (more)
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A slime mould - Trichia decipiens
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
This slime mould is most eye-catching at an earlier stage of development:... (more)
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A slime mould - Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. fruticulosa
The setting was beside a... (more)
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A slime mould - a Stemonitis species
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
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A slime mould - Fuligo septica
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3978
More precisely, this is Fuligo septica var. flava. It is one of the most common... (more)
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A slime mould - Arcyria denudata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
The picture shows what might be taken for tiny trooping mushrooms, but, as their... (more)
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A slime mould - Badhamia lilacina
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3681
This is a species found in Sphagnum bogs, in areas of high rainfall. The habitat... (more)
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A slime mould - Stemonitopsis typhina
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
(Often listed and illustrated under the synonym Comatricha typhoides.)
These... (more)
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A slime mould - Tubifera ferruginosa
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
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A slime mould - Lycogala terrestre
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
Category: Slime mould
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A slime mould - Fuligo septica var. flava
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3681
Category: Slime mould
This specimen was found on the same day as the one shown here:... (more)
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A slime mould - Lycogala terrestre
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3781
Category: Slime mould
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A slime mould - Trichia decipiens
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
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A slime mould - Arcyria denudata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
These sporangia (spore capsules) are not yet mature. They are not really... (more)
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A slime mould - Arcyria denudata
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
These stalked sporangia (spore-producing bodies) were on a log beside a... (more)
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A slime mould - Arcyria cinerea
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3878
These are the sporangia (spore-producing structures) of Arcyria cinerea, a... (more)
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A slime mould - Comatricha nigra
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
This is a common species ("abundant throughout the British Isles, one of... (more)
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A slime mould - Lycogala epidendrum
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3977
These are the sporocarps of Lycogala epidendrum, found on a log beside a... (more)
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Slime mould on tree stump
by Lairich Rig
for square NS4276
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