Slime Moulds
Sighting 4254155

Fuligo septica

Scrambled egg slime at Aranda, ACT

Fuligo septica at Aranda, ACT - 25 Mar 2020 01:14 PM
Fuligo septica at Aranda, ACT - 25 Mar 2020 01:14 PM
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Identification history

Fuligo septica 25 Mar 2020 Heino1
Unverified 25 Mar 2020 rhyshardy

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User's notes

Well-shaded area of Aranda Bush land. Near to fire trail, an area which was burned in the areas most recent reduction burn.

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Heino1 wrote:
   26 Mar 2020
Probably a slime mould, part way through the transition from the mobile, feeding stage to the stationary, sporing stage. Given the colour and size a very reasonable guess (but not guaranteed to be perfect) is Fuligo septica.

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Species information

  • Fuligo septica Scientific name
  • Scrambled egg slime Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1483.99m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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