Stemonitis splendens
Stemonitis splendens | |
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Shenandoah Mountain, United States | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
Class: | Myxogastria |
Order: | Stemonitidales |
Family: | Stemonitidaceae |
Genus: | Stemonitis |
Species: | S. splendens
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Binomial name | |
Stemonitis splendens Rostaf. (1875)
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Stemonitis splendens, commonly known as the chocolate tube slime, is a species of slime mold.
Description[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Chocolate_Tube_Slime_detail_closeup_2.jpg/200px-Chocolate_Tube_Slime_detail_closeup_2.jpg)
Closeup of sporangia
Fruiting body[]
The sporangia are dark purplish brown, smooth, dry, 10–20 mm tall, and 1–2 mm in diameter. The stem is black, 3–5 mm long, and less than 1 mm thick.[1]
Spore[]
The spores are 6–9 µm in diameter, brown, globose, and covered in small warts.[1]
Ecology and distribution[]
Specimens grow in small, compact clusters on sheltered, decaying wood. It is quite common within its range. In Australia the species has been observed in all states.[1]
References[]
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Categories:
- Myxogastria