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Leocarpus fragilis
Slime mold. Leocarpus fragilis belongs to the supergroup Amoebozoa, phylum Mycetozoa, class Myxomycetes and order Physarales. Fruiting bodies are very small, 2 mm in diameter. The are ovoid shaped and their colour ranges from vivid yellow to reddish-brown. The surface is very smooth and shiny. It is typically yellow in colour, and eats fungal spores, bacteria, and other microbes. It is not a fungus. It is easy to confound with Fuligo septica, with yellow colour, but without visible fruiting bodies. It is not a fungus.
This Myxomycete is very common and wide extended. Can appear during any part of the year but more frequently during autumn. Usually on grass rests, pine needles, wood, scat or plants twigs. Spotted on the grass in an open pine tree and Holm oak forest.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/22; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Oct 17, 2014
Submitted on Dec 15, 2014
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