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Slo.: reslov cvet - syn. Mucorsepticus L., Reticularia septica (L.) With., Aethalium septicum (L.) Fr., Fuligo varians Sommerf. - The aethalium five days after first photographing. - Habitat: old partly overgrown pasture, near mixed wood edge, moderately southeast inclined foot of a mountain; open, dry, sunny place; shallow, skeletal, calcareous ground, old overgrown scree slope; exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 630 m (2.070 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: stump of Picea abies cut down three years ago. - Comments: It is interesting to follow how aethalium was developing and decaying over almost one month period. 'Fibrous' layer called hypothallus is seen on picture 3. Cushion-shaped aethalium measured approximately 12 x 4 cm and was about 2 cm thick (when first photographed). I found six such aethalia this day on three stumps in only a few meters distance. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 246. (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 123. (3) http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/physaraceae/physa02.htm
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Slo.: reslov cvet - syn. Mucorsepticus L., Reticularia septica (L.) With., Aethalium septicum (L.) Fr., Fuligo varians Sommerf. - The aethalium 24 days after first photographing. - Habitat: old partly overgrown pasture, near mixed wood edge, moderately southeast inclined foot of a mountain; open, dry, sunny place; shallow, skeletal, calcareous ground, old overgrown scree slope; exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 630 m (2.070 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: stump of Picea abies cut down three years ago. - Comments: It is interesting to follow how aethalium was developing and decaying over almost one month period. 'Fibrous' layer called hypothallus is seen on picture 3. Cushion-shaped aethalium measured approximately 12 x 4 cm and was about 2 cm thick (when first photographed). I found six such aethalia this day on three stumps in only a few meters distance. - Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJF - Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 246. (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 123. (3) http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/physaraceae/physa02.htm
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Slo.: ? - Habitat: Mixed hardwood woodland, cretaceous clastic rock, mostly shade, altitude 440 m (1.400 feet), rain protected by trees canopies, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Quercus sp. bark of branches of a fallen tree, partly decayed and/or (?) Stereum complicatum
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Slo.: ? - Habitat: Mixed hardwood woodland, cretaceous clastic rock, mostly shade, altitude 440 m (1.400 feet), rain protected by trees canopies, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Quercus sp. bark of branches of a fallen tree, partly decayed and/or (?) Stereum complicatum
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Slo.: ? - Habitat: Mixed hardwood woodland, cretaceous clastic rock, mostly shade, altitude 440 m (1.400 feet), rain protected by trees canopies, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Quercus sp. bark of branches of a fallen tree, partly decayed and/or (?) Stereum complicatum
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Slo.: nitkarica - Habitat: mixed wood in a mountain ravine, moderately inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh); protected from direct rain by trees canopies and tall herbs, in shade, very humid place; precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: fallen, debarked and completely rotten deciduous tree trunk, hidden in tall herbs. Comment: Habit of this find resembles to some extent to Stemonitis splendens or Stemonitis flavogenita or Stemonitis lignicola. Size, stalk length compared to total length, diameter in relation to the length of sporocarps, slightly bended sporocarps seems to fit within the limits of variability of these species. However, all three species are lignicolous, while this find was fruiting on moss. Only the synoptic key in Ref.5 states that S. flavogenita can occasionally thrive on green plants also (mosses included?). Browsing through my literature moss as a substrate is explicitly mentioned only for Stemonitis herbatica and Stemonitis pallida. Unfortunately, habit of both is not similar to my pictures. Both species are much thicker and shorter and also stalks of both are short compared to total length of sporocarps. Since I haven't done any microscopy and my experience with the habit of these species is very limited this find remains undetermined.Ref.:(1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 198(2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 153.(3) M. Poulain, M. Meyer, J. Borronet, Les Myxomycetes, FMBDS (2011), Vol.1., p 538; Vol.2. p 530.(4) Ref.:http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/stemonitidaceae/stemonitidaceae.htm#splendens (5) H. Neubert, W. Nowotny, K. Baumann - H. Marx, Die Myxomyceten Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Alpenraumes unter besonderen Bercksichtigung sterreichs, Vol.3., Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, (2000), p 267.
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Slo.: nitkarica - Habitat: mixed wood in a mountain ravine, moderately inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh); protected from direct rain by trees canopies and tall herbs, in shade, very humid place; precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: fallen, debarked and completely rotten deciduous tree trunk, hidden in tall herbs. Comment: Habit of this find resembles to some extent to Stemonitis splendens or Stemonitis flavogenita or Stemonitis lignicola. Size, stalk length compared to total length, diameter in relation to the length of sporocarps, slightly bended sporocarps seems to fit within the limits of variability of these species. However, all three species are lignicolous, while this find was fruiting on moss. Only the synoptic key in Ref.5 states that S. flavogenita can occasionally thrive on green plants also (mosses included?). Browsing through my literature moss as a substrate is explicitly mentioned only for Stemonitis herbatica and Stemonitis pallida. Unfortunately, habit of both is not similar to my pictures. Both species are much thicker and shorter and also stalks of both are short compared to total length of sporocarps. Since I haven't done any microscopy and my experience with the habit of these species is very limited this find remains undetermined. Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 198 (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 153. (3) M. Poulain, M. Meyer, J. Borronet, Les Myxomycetes, FMBDS (2011), Vol.1., p 538; Vol.2. p 530. (4) Ref.: http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/stemonitidaceae/stemonitidaceae.htm#splendens (5) H. Neubert, W. Nowotny, K. Baumann - H. Marx, Die Myxomyceten Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Alpenraumes unter besonderen Bercksichtigung sterreichs, Vol.3., Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, (2000), p 267.
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Slo.: nitkarica - Habitat: mixed wood in a mountain ravine, moderately inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh); protected from direct rain by trees canopies and tall herbs, in shade, very humid place; precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: fallen, debarked and completely rotten deciduous tree trunk, hidden in tall herbs. Comment: Habit of this find resembles to some extent to Stemonitis splendens or Stemonitis flavogenita or Stemonitis lignicola. Size, stalk length compared to total length, diameter in relation to the length of sporocarps, slightly bended sporocarps seems to fit within the limits of variability of these species. However, all three species are lignicolous, while this find was fruiting on moss. Only the synoptic key in Ref.5 states that S. flavogenita can occasionally thrive on green plants also (mosses included?). Browsing through my literature moss as a substrate is explicitly mentioned only for Stemonitis herbatica and Stemonitis pallida. Unfortunately, habit of both is not similar to my pictures. Both species are much thicker and shorter and also stalks of both are short compared to total length of sporocarps. Since I haven't done any microscopy and my experience with the habit of these species is very limited this find remains undetermined. Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 198 (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 153. (3) M. Poulain, M. Meyer, J. Borronet, Les Myxomycetes, FMBDS (2011), Vol.1., p 538; Vol.2. p 530. (4) Ref.: http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/stemonitidaceae/stemonitidaceae.htm#splendens (5) H. Neubert, W. Nowotny, K. Baumann - H. Marx, Die Myxomyceten Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Alpenraumes unter besonderen Bercksichtigung sterreichs, Vol.3., Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, (2000), p 267.
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Slo.: nitkarica - Habitat: mixed wood in a mountain ravine, moderately inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh); protected from direct rain by trees canopies and tall herbs, in shade, very humid place; precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: fallen, debarked and completely rotten deciduous tree trunk, hidden in tall herbs. Comment: Habit of this find resembles to some extent to Stemonitis splendens or Stemonitis flavogenita or Stemonitis lignicola. Size, stalk length compared to total length, diameter in relation to the length of sporocarps, slightly bended sporocarps seems to fit within the limits of variability of these species. However, all three species are lignicolous, while this find was fruiting on moss. Only the synoptic key in Ref.5 states that S. flavogenita can occasionally thrive on green plants also (mosses included?). Browsing through my literature moss as a substrate is explicitly mentioned only for Stemonitis herbatica and Stemonitis pallida. Unfortunately, habit of both is not similar to my pictures. Both species are much thicker and shorter and also stalks of both are short compared to total length of sporocarps. Since I haven't done any microscopy and my experience with the habit of these species is very limited this find remains undetermined. Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 198 (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 153. (3) M. Poulain, M. Meyer, J. Borronet, Les Myxomycetes, FMBDS (2011), Vol.1., p 538; Vol.2. p 530. (4) Ref.: http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/stemonitidaceae/stemonitidaceae.htm#splendens (5) H. Neubert, W. Nowotny, K. Baumann - H. Marx, Die Myxomyceten Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Alpenraumes unter besonderen Bercksichtigung sterreichs, Vol.3., Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, (2000), p 267.
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Slo.: nitkarica - Habitat: mixed wood in a mountain ravine, moderately inclined mountain slope, southwest aspect; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh); protected from direct rain by trees canopies and tall herbs, in shade, very humid place; precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, altitude 450 m (1.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: fallen, debarked and completely rotten deciduous tree trunk, hidden in tall herbs. Comment: Habit of this find resembles to some extent to Stemonitis splendens or Stemonitis flavogenita or Stemonitis lignicola. Size, stalk length compared to total length, diameter in relation to the length of sporocarps, slightly bended sporocarps seems to fit within the limits of variability of these species. However, all three species are lignicolous, while this find was fruiting on moss. Only the synoptic key in Ref.5 states that S. flavogenita can occasionally thrive on green plants also (mosses included?). Browsing through my literature moss as a substrate is explicitly mentioned only for Stemonitis herbatica and Stemonitis pallida. Unfortunately, habit of both is not similar to my pictures. Both species are much thicker and shorter and also stalks of both are short compared to total length of sporocarps. Since I haven't done any microscopy and my experience with the habit of these species is very limited this find remains undetermined. Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland, The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 198 (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 153. (3) M. Poulain, M. Meyer, J. Borronet, Les Myxomycetes, FMBDS (2011), Vol.1., p 538; Vol.2. p 530. (4) Ref.: http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/stemonitidaceae/stemonitidaceae.htm#splendens (5) H. Neubert, W. Nowotny, K. Baumann - H. Marx, Die Myxomyceten Deutschlands und des angrenzenden Alpenraumes unter besonderen Bercksichtigung sterreichs, Vol.3., Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, (2000), p 267.
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Slo.: ?? - Syn.: Fuligo septica var. leavis - Habitat: Mixed mountain forest, dominant Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica, south oriented slope, warm place, calcareous bedrock, mostly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitation ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 4-6 deg C, elevation 1.200 m (4.400 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: Dry, still intact bark of a recently wind fallen Picea abies, about 60 cm (2 feet) above ground. - Comment: Info on F. laevis on internet is sparse and somewhat confusing. However, because of unevenly colored spores (see arrows on the picture of spores) and generally good fit to the key in Ref.:(1) I decided for F. laevis. Yet, this would need an expert opinion. Three aethalia present of diameter 2-3.5 cm (0.8-1.4 inch) and ~1.5 cm (0.6 inch) thickness. SP chocolate brown, oac637 (The Online Auction Color Chart); cortex whitish, oac900, thin, shiny, fragile. Hypothallus white, shiny, thin, inconspicuous. - Note: Unevenly colored spores with lighter areas (arrows). Comparison of measured spore dimensions and data from literature for Fuligo laevis and Enteridium lycoperdon (an alternative). - Spores globose to subglobose, verruculose, paler on one side; dimensions: 7.7 (SD = 0.4) x 7.1 (SD = 0.3) micr., Q = 1.09 (SD = 0.06), n = 30. Motic B2-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: (1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland,The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 241. (8-90 za Enteridium lycoperdon) (2) S.L.Stephenson and H.Stempen, Myxomycetes, Timber Press Inc.(2000), p 123. (3) http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Fuligo+laevis 7-9 (4) http://www.hotfreebooks.com/book/The-North-American-Slime-Moulds-Thomas-H-Thomas-Huston-MacBride.html ------- for Enteridium lycoperdon: (5) http://champyves.pagesperso-orange.fr/champignons/fichier_htm/autres/Enteridium_lycoperdon. (6) http://www.fotofunghi.it/pages/fungi/enteridium_lycoperdon.htm (7) http://www.marn.at/baumpilze/reticularia-lycoperdon.html (8) http://zipcodezoo.com/protozoa/r/reticularia_lycoperdon_var._lycoperdon/ - Key to the Order: Ref.:(1) B. Ing, The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland,The Richmond Publ. Co.Ltd, (1999), p 10.