Stemonitis splendens

Stemonitis splendens
Shenandoah Mountain, United States
Scientific classification
(unranked): Amoebozoa
Infraphylum: Mycetozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Stemonitida
Family: Stemonitidae
Genus: Stemonitis
Species: S. splendens
Binomial name
Stemonitis splendens
Rostaf. (1875)

Stemonitis splendens, commonly known as the chocolate tube slime, is a species of slime mold.

Description

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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  1. 1 2 3 Young, A.M. (2005). A field guide to the fungi of Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 0868407429.
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