Hemitrichia serpula

1 Box Cutting Rainforest Walk

Hemitrichia serpula at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk - 26 Mar 2019
Hemitrichia serpula at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk - 26 Mar 2019
Hemitrichia serpula at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk - 26 Mar 2019
Hemitrichia serpula at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk - 26 Mar 2019
Hemitrichia serpula at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk - 26 Mar 2019
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Hemitrichia serpula 27 Mar 2019 Teresa
Hemitrichia serpula 27 Mar 2019 Teresa

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Here you can clearly see the winding, branching plasmodiocarps of this pretzel shaped myxomycete; in some of the images the peridium has begun to dehisce and the capillitium has commenced to spring forth to release its load of spores.

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Pam wrote:
   28 Mar 2019
More great photos!. This is a favorite myxo. of mine (maybe because I could put a name to it)! - with many others.
Teresa wrote:
   28 Mar 2019
It comes in many different shades, but don't be fooled, there is a Physarum which looks similar; you can't differentiate without the microscope......
Pam wrote:
   29 Mar 2019
Oh great...........just what I needed to hear!

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