Enteridium lycoperdon

Stäublings - slime mold ( Enteridium lycoperdon )

The Stäublings - slime mold ( Enteridium lycoperdon, Syn: reticularia lycoperdon ) is a slime mold of the family Enteridiidae.

Features

Macroscopic characteristics

The Aethalien be formed separately and reach a diameter of between one and eight centimeters. They have a hemispherical to flattened shape. The surface is initially shiny silver if it is still closed. Later she appears brown by the spores. The membranous base ( Hypothallus ) is white and surrounds the Aethalien fringe-like. The shell (cortex ) is thick and white to light cream color. In transmitted light they appear yellow.

The Plasmodium is white.

• Different stages of development of the slime mold Stäublings -

Fruiting bodies

Release of spores

Almost disappeared fruiting bodies

Microscopic characteristics

The Pseudocapillitium is brown in color and is covered with dark brown grains that are on average one to two microns in size. The fabric is based on the basis of the Aethaliums and has a cylindrical shape and platy. It is divided into fine hairs, which have a width of two to ten micrometers. You can have branches and be adherent to the cortex. The threads are occupied with Sporenklümpchen.

The spores are in mass brown in transmitted light light brown and have rounded up frustoconical shape. They measure 7.5 to 10 microns in diameter and are covered one-half to two-thirds with a fine-mesh net. On the remaining part of the surface are scattered, pointed papillae. Most spores are combined to form more or less tightly stitched lumps.

Artabgrenzung

The Stäublings slime fungus is well characterized by the structure of Pseudocapillitiums. The related species are much rarer. Enteridium olivacea has a darker cortex and olive-colored spore powder. Enteridium splendens has red-brown Aethalien and Enteridium intermedium smaller fruits and a dwindling early, transparent cortex. Lycogala flavofuscum, which is also often found on a vertical substrate, can be distinguished by the gray- brown colored spore powder.

Ecology

The fruiting bodies are found throughout the year, but especially in the spring, on deciduous and coniferous wood. Characteristic of the Stäublings - slime mold is the frequent growth on vertical stems. Other great slime molds, however, usually grow to a level position, substrate. Socialization with other slime mold species were scarcely observed. The Fly Epicypta testata lives as a larva and as a nymph in this fungus and supports the dissemination of spores.

Dissemination

The Stäublings slime fungus is distributed worldwide. In Central Europe this slime mold is quite common nowadays.

System

In America, the var americanum is found. It has free spores.