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(Often listed and illustrated under the synonym Comatricha typhoides.) These... (more)

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This stalked form is the most common type of spore-bearing structure among slime... (more)

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These examples were in Renton Wood, beside a NS3878 : Path through the woods. The... (more)

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These stalked sporangia (spore-producing bodies) were on a log beside a... (more)

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Visible right of centre is a glistening structure formed from dark brown... (more)

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This slime mould, belonging to the genus Stemonitis, was growing on a tree stump... (more)

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This slime mould species was growing on the soggy wood of a dead tree that was... (more)

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This is a common species ("abundant throughout the British Isles, one of... (more)

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(Often listed and illustrated under the synonym Comatricha typhoides.) The... (more)

Tags: bucket:CloseupX   bucket:LifeX   Slime MouldX   Stalked Sporangia   StemonitalesX   StemonitidaceaeX   place:Vale of Leven Industrial EstateX   top:Woodland, ForestX  

[Some works refer to this species by the synonym Dyctidium cancellatum.] This... (more)

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A fine patch of a Stemonitis species had developed on this fallen log in... (more)

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This is a common species. These stalked sporangia (spore-producing structures)... (more)

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The upper half of the picture shows some mature sporangia (spore-bearing... (more)

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The picture shows what might be taken for tiny trooping mushrooms, but, as their... (more)

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In passing, I noticed these structures on a branch about six feet from the... (more)

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These are the sporangia (spore-producing structures) of Arcyria cinerea, a... (more)

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The setting is the area shown on the left in NS4175 : The edge of High Mains Quarry; specifically, the... (more)

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These sporangia (spore capsules) are not yet mature. They are not really... (more)

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In the vicinity of a large man-made mound (NS3977 : Mound beside the River Leven), a damp log was host to... (more)

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This slime mould is most eye-catching at an earlier stage of development:... (more)

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Near a large man-made mound (NS3977 : Mound beside the River Leven), a single log was host to at least... (more)

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This picture was taken in the woods, but only a few feet from a corner of a road... (more)

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[For details of the habitat, and of the climatic conditions which caused an... (more)

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