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Comatricha

Comatricha sp.

Description:

Slime mold. Myxomycete. All together measures just a few milimeters, in this case 5-10 mm. The last picture was been taken one month later. You can see how the peridium (the skin that covers the sporocarp) is broken ans is liberatin the spores.

Habitat:

Under a dead pine trunk.

Notes:

The picture is upside down since it grows in the lower side of a fallen tree. Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired

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83 Comments (1–25)

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Thanks Chief!!

I like this spotting! :)) Thank you Arlanda.

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Added to "Slime Molds" mission

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Gracias Nuria, estaba debajo de un tronco de pino semipodrido. Y no es un hongo, es un myxomyceto, o moho mucilaginoso

Núria
Núria 10 years ago

buena foto. ¿Dónde estaba este hongo?. Saludos.

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Thanks Telse

Telse
Telse 10 years ago

So interesting arlanda.Kewl.

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Thanks Leana

Congratulations arlanda on this SOTD!

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Thanks LeanneGardner and AliHp

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Gracias Luis

Thanks Arlanda,you are allways welcome :-)

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Thanks Maria dB

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Gracias Noe and Pili, hacia tiempo que no sabia de vosotros

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Great spot arlanda! Congratulations for the SOTD!

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Thanks António, you are always so nice. I am really happy to have you as a friend

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

very sweet!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Amazing! Congratulations on your SOTD :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Congrats on your SOTD!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Congratulations!

Noe and Pili
Noe and Pili 11 years ago

Enhorabuena!

Arlanda,my friend i'am happy,amazing capture, perfect spotting,great photos,congrats again on one more SOTD,thanks for sharing with us your awesome spotting page,great work :-)

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Thanks gatorfellows, thanks krystal

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Congrats on your SOTD! Well-deserved for sure!

krystal.mejia
krystal.mejia 11 years ago

very awesome

arlanda
Spotted by
arlanda

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Dec 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013

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