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Physarum lateritium

Physarum lateritium is a slime mold species known for its sessile (stalkless) fruiting bodies featuring orange calcium deposits.


Physarum lateritium (or possibly Physarum rubiginosum) cultivated on blue oak (Quercus douglasii) in a moist chamber. Focus-stacked composite. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
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Physarum lateritium cultivated on blue oak (Quercus douglasii) in a moist chamber. Focus-stacked composite. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
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Physarum lateritium cultivated on blue oak (Quercus douglasii) in a moist chamber. Focus-stacked composite. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
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Physarum lateritium cultivated on blue oak (Quercus douglasii) in a moist chamber. Focus-stacked composite. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
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Physarum lateritium, slime mold fruiting bodies shown with a standard #2 pencil for scale. Cultivated on blue oak (Quercus douglasii) in a moist chamber. Focus-stacked composite. Substrate collected from Solano County, California, USA.
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