Fuligo septica

Fuligo septica
Fuligo septica as white/yellow plasmodium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Amorphea
Phylum: Amoebozoa
Class: Myxogastria
Order: Physarales
Family: Physaraceae
Genus: Fuligo
Species:
F. septica
Binomial name
Fuligo septica
(L.) F.H.Wigg (1780)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mucor septicus L. (1763)
  • Reticularia septica (L.) With. (1792)
  • Aethalium septicum (L.) Fr. (1829)

Fuligo septica is a species of slime mold in the class Myxomycetes. It is commonly known as scrambled egg slime or flowers of tan[2] because of its peculiar yellowish appearance; it is also known as dog vomit slime mold. This slime mold is relatively common with a worldwide distribution, often being found on bark, mulch, lawns, as well as other rotting organic matter in urban areas after heavy rain or excessive watering. Their spores are produced on or in aerial sporangia and are spread by wind.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference urlMycoBank: Fuligo septica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Young, A.M. (2005). A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. University of New South Wales Press Ltd. ISBN 9780868407425.
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