17/Aug/24, 5:45 PM
Rannaküla, Läänemaa, Eesti
Mixed pine-dominant forest, on moss
59°13'46.0"N 23°40'45.6"E
🔆 Some overcast, forest shade
Original Instagram postMucilago crustacea
- Scientific identification
- Mucilago crustacea P.Micheli ex F.H.Wigg., 1780
- Family
- Didymiaceae
- Class
- Myxogastria
- Genus
- Mucilago
Names across languages
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2024-08-17.
Plasmodium
Pale yellow to whitish, slimy and mucilaginous when active, spreading across grass, leaves, or decaying organic matter
Sporangia
Formed as a crust-like aethalium, irregularly shaped, often cushion-like, white to cream or pale yellow when fresh, turning grayish-brown or ochre as it matures. The surface is covered by a calcareous, powdery layer (peridium)
Description
Spore mass powdery, grayish-brown to dark brown
Description
Saprotrophic, on decaying plant material, typically in meadows, gardens, or forest edges, late summer to autumn
Edibility
Inedible
Fruit body
Aethalium size variable, typically 2–10 cm across and up to 1 cm thick
Chemical reactions
Peridium dissolves in KOH, revealing spores, plasmodium may react faintly yellow in ammonia
Odour
Odour indistinct or musty
Microscopy
Spores subglobose to broadly ellipsoid, warted, 6–9 µm, loose capillitium network
Overview
Striking slime mold with a mucilaginous yellow plasmodium and distinctive crust-like aethalium
Field encounters
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