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White slime mold Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa - not quite a plant, not quite an animal… slime molds have recently been removed from the classification of fungi. Science appears to still be deciding exactly where they belong. Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa,Geotagged,United States,slime mold Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

White slime mold

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa - not quite a plant, not quite an animal… slime molds have recently been removed from the classification of fungi. Science appears to still be deciding exactly where they belong.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome! Species created. Note that for site consistency (JD uses ITIS), it is classified as a fungi here still. Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    Very nice new species introduction!
    Ferdy, in meantime I've made some research and found latest records in ITIS, last updated on 17th Dec 2013 - it has moved to Protozoa. Please scroll down to the taxonomic tree.
    http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15839744     Posted 11 years ago

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The Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa is a slime mold in the Ceratiomyxa genus.

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Similar species: Ceratiomyxales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jul 27, 2014. Captured Jul 26, 2014 15:44 in Oyster Dome, Bow, WA 98232, USA.
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