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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 19, 2007

Fuligo septica a.k.a. Dog Vomit Slime Mold... there have been a few posts with pictures and people wondering what it is... should it go in Plantfiles, BugFiles... neither?

Just wondering... it keeps coming up, no pun intended Ha

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/749591/

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/749077/

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/745864/

typo

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 19, 2007

claypa,
The slime moulds are a fascinating group, but do not belong in either PlantFiles or BugFiles.
They were once, along with the fungi, placed in the plant kingdom, but are now placed in a quite separate kingdom (separate even from the fungi). They now share with the algae the Kingdom Protoctista.
We do not have a database for Protoctista (nor for Fungi) nor even for Mosses and Liverworts that are true plants.
I recently found this attractive little slime mould (Trichia verrucosa) growing on the end of a large log in Morwell National Park here in Australia:
Ken

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 19, 2007

Much more attractive than Fuligo.

That's about what I figured, thanks!

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