Another Myxomycetes for ID

[Nettle Runner]

Sherwood Forest (Holborn Hill Plantation) 1st June 2008
Found Myxomycetes in various stages of growth on a single fallen Beech.







Please excuse poor quality, as lighting was terrible (15sec exposure required).

I assume that these are examples of the same fungi, but in different stages of growth. I would guess that as this is a stalked sporangia, then Stemonitis sp. would be appropriate.

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

[fairplay]

Hi Les,

I'd say you're right with the Genus, but that's as far as I would dare go live on air (but just between you and me, that's not that dammed fusca again is it ?
it's so variable !)

Neil.

[flaxton]

You could always try another stalked red species like Arcyria denudata

Mal

[CapAndBracket]

I hope they get photographed again tommorow, the outcome would be real intersting, at the moment i'm thinking only one of the three is stemonitis, but can learn from being wrong.

Cheers J.P.

[Nettle Runner]

Update
I returned to the site yesterday evening (4 June) hoping for more pictures.
Nothing...not a sign that fungi had ever been there.

The slugs in this wood are notorious for getting to the best specimens very early, could it have been them?

Les