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Yellow Slime Mold

Physarum polycephalum

Description:

Bright yellow, very soft, about 1 inch in diameter.

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

Colony of amoeboid protists. In spite of its name, it is not a fungus.

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William_Dembowski
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William_Dembowski

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 27, 2012

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