Coral Slime - Ceratiomyxa porioides

Tiny (~1 mm), white coral slime that was growing in small clusters on rotting wood in a mixed swamp.

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Flown Kimmerling

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Fantastic shot, Christine! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
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    How many blurry ones did you go through? :D Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I took 101 pics of this slime, bahaha! I tried many camera settings to try to help, but it was tricky. There were around 10 photos that were decent. These were the best 2, lol. I usually wouldn't take so many pics, but it was so dark in the swamp, and I had to sit in the sludge to take the pics because the overgrowth and trees were so dense that I couldn't stand up straight...I crawled into the area, which smelled like rotten eggs. There were many spiders and creepy critters assaulting me, as well. So, conditions were definitely very bad, which helped contribute to MANY bad pics! ;P Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
        
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        Unfortunately, this beauty grows best in those dark, damp conditions!
        
        You definitely pulled it off! Great job! Posted 7 years ago
      2. Flown Kimmerling
        
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        Blargh. The smell would have made it so difficult! Posted 7 years ago
      3. Christine Young
        
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        Thanks. The smell definitely didn't help, I kind of like that anoxic smell - it's a sure sign that decomposers are at work. And, it reminds me of exploring mudflats! Posted 7 years ago

Christine Young

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Thanks Lisa ;) Posted 7 years ago

The Ceratiomyxa porioides

A plasmodial slime mold in the Ceratiomyxidae family which is typically found on rotting wood. This particular species exhibits net-like wall formations on which spores develop.

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Similar species: Ceratiomyxales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling