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Physarum album
Physarum album is a gregarious slime mold or myxomycetes with sporangia 1 to 1.5 mm tall and erect or nodding, with lenticular heads, more or less flattened or concave beneath, 0.4 to 0.7 mm. broad, stalked and white, grayish white. The sporangial wall is membranous, with included white lime-granules in more or less dense clusters.
On dead pine wood
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec. f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.
Spotted on Oct 17, 2014
Submitted on Jan 15, 2015
9 Comments
Thanks JoshuaGSmith
Pretty crazy! This looks super macro.
Thanks Fyn, it is a honour to be nominated for the Spotting of the Week
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thanks MariadB
Thanks António
Finally identified as Physarum album
Nice spotting!
Great find Arlanda,very rare organism,congrats and thanks for sharing