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Chocolate Tube Slime Mold (Stemonitis axifera)

Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis axifera), like other Stemonitis species, is a Myxomycete whose fruiting bodies occur in tight clusters of skinny "tubes" which turn brownish upon maturity. This particular species is identifiable by the rusty tones of its spores.


Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis axifera), pink fruiting bodies still developing [ID based on mature specimen - see SLI0079 below]. Focus-stacked composite of 94 exposures at 2x lifesize. Cultivated on an old gall induced by the California gall wasp (Andricus quercuscalifornicus) in a moist chamber. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
SLI0078


Chocolate tube slime mold (Stemonitis axifera), mature fruiting bodies exhibiting their characteristic rusty color and ready to release spores. Focus-stacked composite of 104 exposures at 2x lifesize. Cultivated on an old gall induced by the California gall wasp (Andricus quercuscalifornicus) in a moist chamber. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
SLI0079

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