Stemonitis splendens (Chocolate tube slime)

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Stemonitis splendens. Photo: (c) Reflectitur Photons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

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