Species

Fuligo septica (Dog vomit slime mold)

Fuligo septica. Photo: (c) Compartodromo, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

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Fuligo septica is a species of plasmodial slime mold, and a member of the Myxomycetes class. It is commonly known as the scrambled egg slime, or flowers of tan because of its peculiar yellowish, bile-colored appearance. Also known as the dog vomit slime mold, it is common with a worldwide distribution, and it is often found on bark mulch in urban areas after heavy rain or excessive watering. Their spores are produced on or in aerial…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Protozoa (Protozoans)
  - Phylum: Mycetozoa (Slime molds)
    - Class: Myxomycetes (True slime molds)
      - Subclass: Columellomycetidae
        Superorder: Stemonitidia
        Order: Physarales
        Family: Physaraceae
        Genus: Fuligo
        Species: Fuligo septica (Dog vomit slime mold)

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