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Tree Hair

Stemonitis spp.

Notes:

I believe this is eggs of some kind. Or, it could be fungi?

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Tree Hair
Stemonitis spp.


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19 Comments

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Technically the first two attached spottings are Lichen which are both fungi and plant working together in a symbiotic relationship. The third appears to be a cup fungi of some sorts, where the link at the bottom may help you identify your spotting. As for the last spotting, a search unveiled that it is a member of the Dikarya sub-kingdom which means that it is a fungus.
(http://www.mushroomexpert.com/cups.html)

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you so much LuckyLogan! I am very happy to add this to your mission. May I ask which one of my other spotting should add to your mission? I am little confused to identify which one is "mold." How about these attached, or are these fungi group?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/182...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/983...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/437...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/172...

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 10 years ago

Nice find RiekoS. It would be great if you could add this spotting and other slime mold spottings you have to my mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4357...

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you very much Mark Ridgway. I was not quite sure if I would post it or not, but I am glad I did. And thanks to KarenL for posting this to "Fun fact"! I got over 400 votes! I am very happy :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Beautiful cluster Reiko.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you very much for your comment KathleenMcEachern. I did not know what this was, so I am learning :-)

KathleenMcEachern
KathleenMcEachern 10 years ago

There are many cool slime molds! this is a pretty one.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you so much Reza Hashemizadeh!

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you so much KarenL for the " Fun fact!"
I truly appreciate it.

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Awesome !

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Fun fact! Slime molds are not fungi but often form fungus-like fruiting bodies. Although many slime molds fruit on wood, they do not actually penetrate the surface but form structures called plasmodia - masses of protoplasm that lack cell walls and have the ability to creep around engulfing bacteria, spores of fungi and plants, protozoa, and
particles of nonliving organic matter.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you so much Leonardo! I thought this was not interesting enough and I was not quite sure if I would post it or not. So, thank you again.

Leonardo Castro
Leonardo Castro 10 years ago

Very, very interesting. Great work!

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

@chesterbperry: So, I did. Thank you so much for y our help!

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 10 years ago

Yes Rieko, other is the correct category, "slime mold" is a bit of a misnomer since true mold is a fungus.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you very much for your comment Jemma.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Thank you very much for your help chesterbperry. So, which category shall I use for "mold"? "Other"?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

I like the second picture because it puts the organism into perspective .It gives us a clue as to what to look for.

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 10 years ago

Well it is neither, it is a slime mold.

RiekoS
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RiekoS

New York, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2013
Submitted on Sep 6, 2013

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