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Wood hair

Stemonitis spp.

Description:

This black "slime mold" measures about 2cm, was on a fallen trunk. The color and its strain being filamented caught my eye.

Habitat:

Mata Atlântica Rain Forest

Notes:

Tks for the id Mark Ridgway!

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Wood hair
Stemonitis spp. Stemonitis - Wikipedia


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3 Comments

FernandoMSoares
FernandoMSoares 4 years ago

Tks Mark Ridgway!

Machi
Machi 4 years ago

There is also a Slime Molds mission you could add this to and explore other spottings of slime molds! https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/435...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Hey great photos fernams.
This is not 'Fungi' but a slime mold (Myxogastria) called Stemonitis.

FernandoMSoares
Spotted by
FernandoMSoares

São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Nov 18, 2019
Submitted on Nov 20, 2019

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