Sighting 4549355
2 Scrambled egg slime at Spence, ACT
Identification history
| Fuligo septica | 1 Feb 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Fuligo septica | 31 Jan 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 31 Jan 2024 | Watermilli |
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User's notes
They are on loose coarse litter mulch, beneath black wattles. The ruler in each photo is marked in inches.
This morning, 31 January, I see the yellow patches are now beige and larger. Yesterday's beige patches look browner and have not expanded.
1 comment
Teresa
wrote:
31 Jan 2024
Fuligo septica is common on litter and mulch of all kinds. In fact, it can be found developing on stones particularly after rain when the litter layer is wet. The yellow becomes beige and browner with maturity, then when more rain or even just a leaf may fall on the brown mass, a distinct brown cloud of spores is emitted to be spread around for future development. Insects and small mammals will also disperse these spores.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.072244-35.198954
- Places Spence, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2024 07:28 PM Recorded on
- Watermilli Recorded by
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Collections
Watermilli Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Fuligo septica Slime Moulds
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
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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