Slime mold (presumed), Uraba, Colombia

I'm only guessing here, but this fungi or slime mold looks similar to one I found in the Netherlands a long while ago:

comments (4)

Christine Young

Lion

Ferdy, I think this might be Lycogala epidendrum. That's what I would ID it as in the US anyway...not sure if there are any similar species in Colombia, but it looks like a match to me. Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks a lot! This map confirms that it's an almost cosmopolitan species:
  http://eol.org/pages/1008443/maps Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Excellent! If you find them again, poke one. They ooze gross, pink, snotty goo when punctured. Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Will do, sounds inviting :) Posted 7 years ago

The Wolf's milk

Lycogala epidendrum is a cosmopolitan species of plasmodial slime mould which is often mistaken for a fungus. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, from June to November.

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Similar species: Liceales

Species identified by Ferdy Christant