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Enerthenema papillatum
Plasmodia of Enerthenema papillatum. Plasmodium is the inmature state of many myxomycota. Plasmodium colour changes gradually from white to pink as it matures. Once mature, E. papillatum presents stalked sporangia, globose, fuscous, becoming purplish brown or ferruginous as the pores are dispersed. 0.4 to 0.7 mm in diameter and 1.0-1.5 mm tall. Stalk black, opaque, attenuate above, about half of the total height. Columella extending to the apex of the sporangium and there expanding as a small cup. Capillitium attached to the apical disk. Spores olivaceous fuscous in mass.
On a dead and fallen pine trunk
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 400. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Spotted on Nov 19, 2012
Submitted on Jan 15, 2013
7 Comments
Added to "Slime Molds" mission
Thanks Yuko
I love how the they create the color gradation. So very beautiful!
Gracias Gerardo
Right Argy, here they are still immature, somewhere between the plasmodium and the mature sporangium. When the get mature enough to produce spores is when they become black (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171... and any small touch will break the peridium and liberate the spores.
Wow fantastic great series !
Amazing stuff. Did these become the black ones ?