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Dog vomit slime mold

Fuligo septica

Description:

peculiar yellowish, bile-colored appearance.

Habitat:

A common species with a worldwide distribution, it is often found on bark mulch in urban areas after heavy rain or excessive watering. Their spores are produced on or in aerial sporangia and are spread by wind.

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3 Comments

Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes 12 years ago
Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes 12 years ago

Ah alright, thank you for the help, with fungi I dont know where to begin or what is what yet haha. Do you think that this is fuligo septica aswell?

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

I think possibly another doggy vomit effort (Fuligo septica). They change colour fairly quickly. Have a look at the final shot here to see similar colour... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/869...

Jake Barnes
Spotted by
Jake Barnes

Prairie View, Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 13, 2012
Submitted on Apr 13, 2012

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