Myxo of the day!!

stickman · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 10:22 PM

Oh come on, it was only a matter of time wasn't it?

Let's face it, judging by the name alone 'slime moulds' don't sound too appealing to the layman do they?
I reckon we need a thread to celebrate their beauty and diversity, and of course show off some of the excellent photography I've witnessed recently!

I'll start us off with Didymium nigripes, found this afternoon on an oakleaf in (mostly) coniferous forest:

Curiously there seem to be less than 5 West Sussex county records for this relatively common species, which goes to show how overlooked and under-recorded they can be.

Happy hunting, Nick.

diggleken · #2 (**permalink**) 01-11-2011, 04:05 PM

this got under my radar Nick! And others it seems.

Any idea on this one from today?

Cheers
Ken

stickman · #3 (**permalink**) 01-11-2011, 09:53 PM

Hi Ken

I think this needs a day or so to mature....

Cheers,
Nick

Lancashire Lad · #4 (**permalink**) 20-11-2011, 05:54 PM

Despite allegedly being one of the most common myxo's in Britain, it's the first time I've seen it.

Comatricha nigra:-

I like the way that the stalks, columella's, and capillitia remain, like skeletonised versions of the sporangia.

Regards,
Mike.

stickman · #5 (**permalink**) 28-11-2011, 08:03 PM

Hi all

Another fairly common species from today:

Craterium minutum:

Looking rather pretty on a pine needle, I'm sure you will agree!
If you look hard enough, you can just make out the large white capillitial lime nodes in amongst the dark spore mass

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Cheers,
Nick

Lancashire Lad · #6 (**permalink**) 08-01-2012, 04:27 PM

Arcyria denudata!

(OK - it was several days ago actually, but I've only just got around to uploading the mature photo).

Regards,
Mike.

stickman · #7 (**permalink**) 08-01-2012, 07:16 PM

Nice pics Mike!

I can't seem to get any decent photos of this species, despite it being so pretty - I think because it can be so reflective (and a little untidy).
Were yours taken in the field?

Cheers,
Nick

Lancashire Lad · #8 (**permalink**) 08-01-2012, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickman

Nice pics Mike!

I can't seem to get any decent photos of this species, despite it being so pretty - I think because it can be so reflective (and a little untidy).
Were yours taken in the field?

Cheers,
Nick

Hi Nick,
These were taken at home.
Just using daylight through window, (from left hand side).
With a white paper "reflector" to reduce contrast and throw some light back on right hand side.

Regards,
Mike.

Lancashire Lad · #9 (**permalink**) 20-03-2012, 02:24 PM

Physarum album (P.nutans):-

I was quite pleased with this, not only because I managed to produce a decent photo, but because for once, instead of being open to the vagueries of my limited experience in the judgement and interpretation of these things, the microscopy revealed spore sizes (8-11microns) and ornamentation, and capillitia remnants with spindle shaped nodes exactly matching the species description in Ing.

Regards,
Mike.