Sighting 4622830
Fuligo septica
1 Scrambled egg slime at Paddys River, ACT
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| Fuligo septica | 6 Dec 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Fuligo septica var. rosea | 29 Nov 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Fuligo septica | 29 Nov 2024 | fungologist2020 | ||
| Fuligo septica | 29 Nov 2024 | fungologist2020 |
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Fuligo septica var. rosea
4 comments
29 Nov 2024
Are you able to follow the progress of this specimen?
The name you have chosen is actually just a synonym of Fuligo septica. As this ages it will probably change colour and the only way to be sure of identification is with microscopy examination of the spores.
After searching eumycetozoa.com and looking through Stephensons papers it appears that the var. rosea has not been recorded in Australia
previously so this could be a very interesting find. Great images showing the spongy hypothalus extending beyond the main sporocarp.
The name you have chosen is actually just a synonym of Fuligo septica. As this ages it will probably change colour and the only way to be sure of identification is with microscopy examination of the spores.
After searching eumycetozoa.com and looking through Stephensons papers it appears that the var. rosea has not been recorded in Australia
previously so this could be a very interesting find. Great images showing the spongy hypothalus extending beyond the main sporocarp.
29 Nov 2024
If the forecast (heavy) rain arrives, the specimen will probably disintegrate before I can return.
In iNaturalist there are 5 Australian records of Fuligo septica rosea in addition to mine which I have just uploaded - 1 ACT, 1 NSW & 3 Vic. (The other 7 records in iNaturalist are from USA.)
I'm aware of colour change in Fuligo septica, from bright yellow to a dull tan, having observed many specimens in northern NSW in recent years. But I've not seen this rose colour.
In iNaturalist there are 5 Australian records of Fuligo septica rosea in addition to mine which I have just uploaded - 1 ACT, 1 NSW & 3 Vic. (The other 7 records in iNaturalist are from USA.)
I'm aware of colour change in Fuligo septica, from bright yellow to a dull tan, having observed many specimens in northern NSW in recent years. But I've not seen this rose colour.
29 Nov 2024
29 Nov 2024
@fungologist2020 yes I am aware of the inat posts but without micros I doubt the validity.
Have you read Stephenson's book 'Secretive Slime Moulds'?
He states that the plasmodium of F. septica can be red, pale to bright pink, yellow or orange-yellow.
Quite a deceptive genus.
Have you read Stephenson's book 'Secretive Slime Moulds'?
He states that the plasmodium of F. septica can be red, pale to bright pink, yellow or orange-yellow.
Quite a deceptive genus.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.901318-35.460349
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2024 07:48 AM Recorded on
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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
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