2016

NS3977 : Slime mould plasmodium beginning to knot

taken 8 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Slime mould plasmodium beginning to knot
Slime mould plasmodium beginning to knot
The slime visible left of centre is a good guide to how this whole specimen would have looked just a day or two earlier: that goo is undifferentiated plasmodium; the plasmodium is the slimy, slow-moving feeding stage of the slime mould.

On the right, the plasmodium is starting to knot and clump; this is the beginning of the formation of spore-producing structures. The species cannot be identified at this stage of development (a different species is shown at a similar stage in NS3581 : Slime mould plasmodium).

This specimen was among coniferous leaf litter in the dense shade of trees to the north of a NS3977 : Path through the woods.

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Geographical Context: Woodland, Forest Image Buckets ?: Closeup Life 22713: Gal Slime other tags: Slime Mould Plasmodium Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 July, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 July, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 395 779 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.0646N 4:34.3683W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 395 779
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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