Slime Mold Identification 1

Slime Mold 
Fuligo Septica

Name: Fuligo Septica
Common name:  Dog Vomit, Scrambled Eggs of slime, Flowers of tan
Family: Physaraceae

Collection Date: 11/10/16

Habitat:Grows on rotten wood and plant debris. Can also grow on leaves and stems of living plants.

Description: Cells join together to form plasmodium. Eventually the cells form the aethalium and become brightly colored as seen in the pictures. Can be anywhere from white to yellow-gray. Can be found in very different sizes.
Key used: http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Mycetozoa_GSMNP (no author information or date)

Keying Steps: 
1. Fruiting body identified to be Aethalium.
2. Spore mass color bright.
3. Found to be Fuligo Septica.





 
Figure 1: View of Fuligo Septica to the naked eye. 
 
Figure 2: Dog Vomit under dissecting scope.