Sighting 4262283
Myxomycete - past plasmodial stage
Acton, ACT
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| Myxomycete - past plasmodial stage | Heino1 | 14 Sep 2020 | |
| Myxomycete - past plasmodial stage | Heino1 | 14 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | RWPurdie | 16 Jun 2020 |
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3 comments
16 Jun 2020
I suspect this is a slime mould but would need a much closer view of the structures to hazard a guess as to which one. A useful website on the group is https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Eumycetozoa&guide=Myxomycetes&flags=HAS:
17 Jun 2020
I'd come to the same conclusion, but hadn't seen that web site - thanks for the url.
17 Jun 2020
Heino Lepp has advise me that it's very likely Leocarpus fragilis (a slime mould) that is fairly common in Canberra, and that it's part way to the mature sporing stage.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101722-35.279694
- Maps ANBG South Annex
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Jun 2020 11:54 AM Recorded on
- RWPurdie Recorded by
Collections
Species information
- Myxomycete - past plasmodial stage Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1304.9m Recorded at altitude