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Coral Slime Mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) Translucent to white slime mold on rotting wood in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br />
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Coral Slime Mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa)

Translucent to white slime mold on rotting wood in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.

Coral Slime Mold (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) Translucent to white slime mold on rotting wood in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US.<br />
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    comments (5)

  1. Nice shots Lisa! It's so tricky to get good shots of these! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thank you! And I agree. That "fuzzy" exterior made most of my photos blur badly! Such a strange species! Posted 5 years ago
      1. Yep. I've tried to photograph it, but have yet to get a decent shot. The fuzz is a photo killer. But, your shots rock! Posted 5 years ago
        1. Remember the day I took almost 2000 photos? This was one of the reasons! :D Posted 5 years ago
          1. lol. It happens! I took nearly 200 shots of woolly aphids yesterday and they were almost all blurry ;P Posted 5 years ago

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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa is a slime mold in the Ceratiomyxa genus.

Similar species: Ceratiomyxales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded May 31, 2018. Captured May 19, 2018 22:30 in 344 Carters Overlook Dr, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm