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Trichia decipiens? Ruins of Uxmal. Geotagged,Mexico,Summer,Trichia decipiens Click/tap to enlarge

Trichia decipiens?

Ruins of Uxmal.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Could be me, but not really seeing the resemblance when I check reference images? May I know how you came to this species? Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      They can be in separate little (bulbs?) I don't know how to call it, or form colonies. If you think the ID is not correct please remove the sp. We can also ask Christine to have a look. Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Patomarazul's profile
        Patomarazul
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        it is a pity but I do not have close ups from this sighting, it is from 2011. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Yes, I was considering that perhaps a somewhat zoomed out shot of this species might look like your photo. Still, checking several hundreds of photos I would expect to find something similar looking but found none, hence my doubt.

          I'm in no way absolutely sure about correctness or incorrectness, just struggling to find a match. I've messaged Christine to have a look at it.           Posted 3 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            I think the ID could be correct. It resembles these spottings:
            https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123108001
            https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123673125

            But, I'm not confident. There are other species that are similar, like these:
            https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68608-Trentepohlia-aurea
            https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118045-Botryobasidium

            The 2nd one above doesn't seem to occur in Mexico, though.

            You can't clearly see the little blob parts (sporangia, I think) in all stages of a slime. For example, they can be fluffy:
            Slime Mold - Eumycetozoa Habitat: growing under the bark of a rotting sycamore (Platanus occidentalis); deciduous forest Eumycetozoa,Geotagged,Mycetozoa,Myxomycetes,Spring,United States,slime mold


            Or, weird:
            Red Raspberry Slime - Tubifera ferruginosa This slime mold was old and had turned brown.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest Fall,Geotagged,Red raspberry slime,Tubifera ferruginosa,United States,slime mold


            I recommend asking morpheme's opinion, as well.             Posted 3 years ago
            1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
              Ferdy Christant
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              Thanks so much for the excellent answer. I do have a question. The initial suggested ID was "Trichia decipiens" but the link you show of a similar one is "Tubifera ferruginosa", which is a different species?

              Or perhaps you meant to say that any slimemold can looks like this, or many do?               Posted 3 years ago
              1. View Christine Young's profile
                Christine Young
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                Yes, sorry...I was speaking broadly -- just that slime molds (in general) can look like this. Posted 3 years ago
                1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
                  Ferdy Christant
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                  No problem, misunderstood you. Definitely agreed that it's a slime mold. Posted 3 years ago
                  1. View Christine Young's profile
                    Christine Young
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                    Yes, looks like a slime. Is the ID correct? Maybe. Lol. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Jun 28, 2022. Captured Sep 10, 2011 18:54 in 965H+RG, Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico.
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  • 9.84mm
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