Stemonitis fusca
Stemonitis fusca is a species of slime mould. It fruits in clusters on dead wood and has distinctive tall brown sporangia supported on slender stalks with a total height of approximately 6–20 mm tall.
Slime-moulds are difficult to identify from photos; microscopic examination is usually needed. We recommend that you take a specimen and consult an expert before submitting to NatureSpot.
rotten logs
sue
Rutland Water, Gibbet Gorse
05 October 2024
det. G Hall/M Bell
Melinda Bell
Rutland Water, Lyndon Reserve, Gibbet Gorse
05 October 2024
small marks all over spores
Melinda Bell
Rutland Water, Lyndon Reserve, Gibbet Gorse
05 October 2024
capillitium very branched
Melinda Bell
Rutland Water, Lyndon Reserve, Gibbet Gorse
05 October 2024
approx 1 cm across
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Slime Moulds
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 05/10/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
- Last record:
- 05/10/2024 (Bell, Melinda)
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