Slime Mold - Arcyria incarnata

I found this awesome, red slime mold growing on rotting wood in a mostly deciduous forest. It was tiny - each fruiting body was 0.5-2 mm tall and cylindrical in shape. They were growing in clusters.

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Flown Kimmerling

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Whoahhhh! <3 Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Truth! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Amazing, looks like foam! I hope that tedious website I shared earlier may help? Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! It was really cool- when I gently touched it, the red, fluffy stuff completely collapsed into dust.
  
  Yes, the site is helpful! I think it is Arcyria incarnata, but am waiting for confirmation. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Nice, you got it! Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Thanks...Maybe...It's been suggested to me that this looks more like A. major, so I'll be looking into that and then updating here if it looks like a match. Posted 7 years ago

Patomarazul

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Looks like small pieces of cotton candy but red :-)
Very pretty! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! One of the common names for another species in this genus actually is Cotton Candy Slime ;P Posted 7 years ago

Barry

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Slime molds rule! Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  I agree! The diversity is amazing:
  Sublime Slime
  Posted 5 years ago