A PHOTO FUNGI OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA


Slime Moulds
(Protoctista)

Arcyria sp. (Post-plasmodial) possibly A. cinerea ?     ****
On decaying wood in stream. Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon.
04.04.06 (Public Location) SX460579

Arcyria pomiformis     colony close-up     ****
On fallen rotting sycamore. Mainstone Wood, Plymouth, Devon. 25.01.07 (Public Location)


Badhamia utricularis ?     close-up
On fallen tree trunk. Cann Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
23.03.07 (Public Location) SX476602

Didymium sp.     ****
On fallen beech branch. Cann Woods, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 23.01.07 (Public Location)

Fuligo septica - Dog's Vomit Slime Mould - 1     ***
Leigham Woods, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 19.07.04 (Public Location) SX515575

Fuligo septica - Dog's Vomit Slime Mould - 2
Warleigh Point Nature Reserve (DWT), Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth, Devon.
26.07.06 (Public Location) SX447609

Hemitrichia sp.     ****
On decaying wood in stream. Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon.
04.04.06 (Public Location) SX460579

Leocarpus fragilis - Insect Egg / Fragile Yellow Slime Mould ?     close-up
On fallen conifer. Mudwell Wood, Bickleigh, nr. Plymouth, Devon.
09.11.06 (Private Location) SX525617

Lycogala epidendrum - Marshmallows - 1     close-up     approaching maturity (purple inside)
Plym Bridge (North), Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 03.04.06 (Public Location) SX523597

Lycogala epidendrum - Marshmallows - 2
On fallen tree. Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon. 04.04.06 (Public Location) SX460579

A Physarale (active plasmodium)     close-up     ****
On log end. Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon. 10.11.06 (Public Location) SX460579

Physarum polycephalum ?     on Stereum
On tree bark. Cann Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
23.03.07 (Public Location) SX476602

Stemonitis axifera ? - A Slime Mould     close-up     spores
On rotting wood. Leigham Wood, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 17.02.07 (Public Location)

Stemonitis fusca - A Slime Mould
On decaying fallen tree. Mainstone Wood, Mainstone, Plymouth, Devon.
06.11.06 (Public Location) SX518586

Slime Moulds to identify -

Slime Mould -7     close-up
Growing on moss on fallen trunk. Plym Bridge Woods (near Wrigleys), Plymouth, Devon. 14.01.07 (Public Location)


Many thanks to the following individuals who
have helped identify images placed on this page.
Identifications kindly supplied by *** - Alain Gérault
**** - Lance T. Biechele

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