Wolf's Milk Slime - Lycogala epidendrum

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Northern NJ. Approx 3-6 mm diameter. Text below plagiarized from dougwaylett's photopage Lycogala epidendrum 'Wolf's-milk Slime', This is a relatively common fungus growing on a rotting poplar log. During the plasmodial stage (when single celled individuals move about as very small, red amoeba-like organisms called plasmodia) individuals are reddish in colour, but these are almost never seen. When conditions change, the individuals aggregate by means of chemical signaling to form an…

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