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Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br />
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Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest<br />
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Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest<br />
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Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens

Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.

Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest

Tree Hair - Stemonitis splendens Tall, brown sporangia on thin stalks, which were growing in dense clusters on rotting wood. Each tuft was about 15 mm tall.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Decorticated, rotting wood in a mixed forest<br />
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comments (8)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Jealous...such an awesome species! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Aww! Hope you find it someday! If you touch the top, all the spores puff away ;) Posted 6 years ago

Barry

Lion

Two of my favorite things - chocolate and slime molds! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Mine too...But, not together ;P Posted 6 years ago

Ernst

Lion

Chocolate- I want some as well. Great photo Christine. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ernst! Posted 6 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

What an intriguing organism, so very special. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ruth! It is one of my favorite slimes...mostly because it's named after chocolate :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Chocolate tube slime mold

Chocolate tube slime molds look like brown hairs growing on wood. These are clusters of stalked sporangia.

Similar species: Stemonitales

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 16, 2019. Captured Oct 10, 2018 11:21 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
f/5.0
1/64s
ISO400
100mm

Captured in the fall. More fall photos.