The best cultivars have nicely shaped orange flowers. Department of biodiversity, conservation and attractions. The many facets of fungi ohio woodland stewards program. Is this a read stem epidendrum hottlumona orchids forum. When young the ball is a nice bright orange and the insides are liquid. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, from june to november.
If it is somewhere on wood that is slowly breaking down then this is part of that process. The majority 156 of the sequences represent the family reticulariaceae and. Reedstem orchid epidendrum hokulea blooms that have started to fade as seen in maiu in october. Perimeter of brookline water and sewer division landscaping wood chips. Photos graphics templates web themes fonts addons 3d. Lycogala epidendrum highquality nature stock photos. Hi cassandra, lycogala epidendrum is a slime mold, and as such it feeds on dead wood. The myxogastria is a fascinating grouping of slime moulds or myxomycetes that contains a recognized 60 or so genera and about 900 species. Epidendrum deamii schlechter as prosthechea livida lindley higgins. It is a slime mould in the reticulariaceae and the class myxogastria. This page was last edited on 17 january 2018, at 22.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about species orchid, reedstem epidendrum epidendrum ibaguense supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. Epidendrum anceps is a widespread and adaptable species that has many variations. Cookies are small text files that contain a string of characters and uniquely identifies a browser. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It is circumpolar in the northern hemisphere, ranging throughout michigan.
Oct 19, 2019 lycogala epidendrum slime mold list generated. Im going out on a limb here and identifying this one as wolfs milk slime, aka toothpaste slime. Both the photographs and writeup are courtesy of bryant today. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. The background looks weird because you are seeing through a clear plastic that has moisture on it. Epidendrum anceps grows on trees in cypress swamps and in forests up to 2000 meters in elevation plant size. Lycogala nigricans lloyd, 1923 lycogala terrestre fr. Wiseacre gardens blog archive toothpaste slime mold. Pdf on jan 1, 2002, armando lopez and others published lycogala epidendrum myxomycetes find, read and cite all the research you. Wolfs milk lycogala epidendrum a slime mold is a strange organism, stranger even than its name implies. These pink domes are the spore containing stage, or fruiting body, of lycogala epidendrum, the wolfs milk slime mould. They are sent to a computer by website operators or third parties.
It does not flower during the winter as it seems to go dormant but perks right up in march. Grow mounted on cork or tree fern plaques or grow in slatted wood baskets in a coarse, open growing media. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, since this is required by most website owners in order to access their sites. Esperance plains, jarrah forest, northern kimberley, swan coastal plain, warren. Russula variata scleroderma citrinum tapinella atrotomentosa trametes versicolor trichaptum abietinum. Lycogala epidendrum is a slime mold, which isnt a mushroom or even a true fungus at all. It eventually goes through a bluish gray stage to get to the right picture bluish brown, the mature stage of the slime mold, cotaining the spores. Lycogala epidendrum definition of lycogala epidendrum by. Lycogala epidendrum marasmius rotula megacollybia rodmanii panellus stipticus piptoporus betulinus. The rust sphenospora kevorkianii, is reported on two new orchid hosts, epidendrum secundum and epidendrum xanthinum, in the state of minas gerais, brazil. Taxonomy lycogala epidendrum wolfs milk slime mold species. Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolfs milk, groenings slime is a cosmopolitan. Sporangia in this case a cushioned ball made up of spores. Lycogala epidendrum is one of the most widely distributed and wellknown slime molds.
Pdf occurrence of lycogala epidendrum myxomycetes in a. Aug 10, 2019 lycogala epidendrum marasmius rotula megacollybia rodmanii panellus stipticus piptoporus betulinus. Lycogala, the plasmodium converts into a globose to hemispherical mass of spores enclosed by an outer wall called a peridium. Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolfs milk, groenings slime is a cosmopolitan species of plasmodial slime mould which is often mistaken for a fungus. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. These are the same species, lycogala epidendrum aka wolfs milk slime, sporulating on another log. In tubifera, the sporothecae mostly are cylindrical, are covered. Pdf occurrence of lycogala epidendrum myxomycetes in a mangrove environment in brazil. I grow this plant is quincy ma outdoors in the summer and indoors in the winter. A common myxomycete which was divided into two species lycogala epidendrum sense stricto and lycogala terrestre based on differences in the colour of.
Epidendrum brevifolium jennings as encyclia pyriformis lindley schlechter epidendrum broughtonioides grisebach as domingoa haematochila rchb. Occurrence of lycogala epidendrum myxomycetes in a mangrove environment in brazil. When a defined piece from a amoebal culture was placed into the center of an agar plate, on the surface of which bacterial prey organisms were present, the myxamoebae actively moved toward the periphery of their artificial habitat fig. Either name makes for a queezy stomach if you actually think about putting it in your. Provides authoritative information on the flora of western australia. It behaves like an animal, but reproduces like a fungus. This item appears in the following collections myxomycota 105 show full item. Mushrooms slime mould lycogala epidendrum in a green moss. Epidendrum is also known as coilostylis, lanium, neolehmannia, oerstedella or seraphyta. Lycogala epidendrum lycogala exiguum lycogala flavofuscum lycogala fuscoviolaceum. Register new name species, genus, family, etc register new type specimen of existing taxa epitype, neotype, etc.
If punctured, they ooze a pink toothpastelike material. Also common to slime moulds, lycogala epidendrum goes through a number of rather incredible morphological phases as it matures. References this amoebozoarelated article is a stub. Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolfs milk, groenings slime is a cosmopolitan species of myxogastrid amoeba which is often mistaken for a fungus.
Their plasmodial stage might be referred to as their creepy stage. Jun 23, 2010 hi cassandra, lycogala epidendrum is a slime mold, and as such it feeds on dead wood. Aug 29, 2012 lycogala epidendrum is cosmopolitan in distribution, like many other slime moulds. Mushrooms identification tuesday, november 8, 2011.
Media in category lycogala epidendrum the following 121 files are in this category, out of 121 total. If you would like any further information or have any corrections please contact me. Lycogala epidendrum 5a plasmodium pure red or carmine, without orange tints, aethalia dark grey, rough, 47 mm diameter, cortex scales dark, lobed, spore mass grey fading to olivaceous, pseudocapillitium fragile, less than 12 um diameterl. For a moment i thought that maybe starving children were going out into the woods and scavenging for lycogala epidendrum, commonly. Species orchid, reedstem epidendrum epidendrum ibaguense. One of my favorites is wolfs milk slime lycogala epidendrum, which is actually not a fungus, but rather a slime mold. However, it is in the woods, it is sort of fungal like, and it has a cool name and is a cool organism. Lycogala epidendrum lycogala epidendrum is one of the most widely distributed and best known myxomycetes. Usually this organism exists as red coloured and microscopic amoebalike cells which move around on a substrate. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of lycogala epidendrum j. If it is on wood that is wanted, eg a fence, an application of preservative of some sort might be needed, one that sinks. These just crawled up to the surface within the last few days may 2015. Phaneroplasmodium of physarum polycephalum phaneroplasmodium of physarum polycephalum. Youve found lycogala epidendrum, the wolfs milk slime mold.
Todays image is of lycogala epidendrum, also known as wolfs milk slime. The flowers of epidendrum anceps range from brown to orange in color. The fruiting body is relatively large up to half an inch in diameter and typically more or less globose, although it can be somewhat angular when individual fruiting bodies are crowded together. At this stage the flesh is a pinkish, pastelike substance like toothpaste.
You also get unlimited file sizes as well as the ability to upload and convert several files to pdf at the same time. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Fries in brazil was presented at the beginning of the 20 th. Lycogala conicum lycogala epidendrum lycogala exiguum lycogala flavofuscum lycogala fuscoviolaceum. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. If an immature fruiting body is broken open, the contents ooze out as a pink slimy substance that has the consistency of toothpaste. Pinkish gray or yellowish brown to deep olivaceous or nearly black, 3 to 10 mm broad. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. It can creep along up to an inch per hour as a vein like mass of protoplasm eating and growing as it moves.
Myxomycetes are perplexing organisms that demonstrate characteristics associated with both animals and fungi. The many facets of fungi jim chatfield, ohio state university extension, nursery landscape and turf team, why trees matter signature program. This is a slow moving slime mold taking days to change shape. Once grouped with fungi, but now classed as protozoa, they have complex life cycles. The fruiting bodies congregate on logs epidendrum means growing on logs, normally in the fall in michigan. This slime mold is not a fungus although in later stages of growth it may have the appearance of a puffball.
With maturity the fruit body becomes yellowbrown or olivebrown and the spore mass becomes powdery and pinkishgray to ochre in mass. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. It has more in common with the amoeba or paramecium you find in pond water. With a free trial of our online pdf converter, you can convert files to and from pdf for free, or sign up for one of our memberships for limitless access to our file converters full suite of tools.
Lycogala is a genus of amoebozoa, including the species lycogala epidendrum. I recently purchased an orchid that i presumed was a read stem epidendrum. The generic name in this combination is not considered to apply to an organism within the fungal clade. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. It is doing well in full sun in far north queensland, and is about 1. Click here to learn more about slime molds, which are not true fungi. We are including it because it resembles some fungi and is most often studied along with the true fungi. It spends much of its life as a mass of protoplasm properly called a plasmodium, which contains millions of nuclei unbounded by separate cell membranes. As indicated in figures 1 b d, the populations of myxamoebae of the taxa trichia decipiens, tubulifera arachnoidea, and lycogala epidendrum. Language log wolfs milk, a slime mold attractive to young chinese. This log supports a typical fruiting of lycogala epidendrum. Some observations on the metamorphosis of wolfs milk.
Lycogala epidendrum synonyms, lycogala epidendrum pronunciation, lycogala epidendrum translation, english dictionary definition of lycogala epidendrum. On the left pinkish orange is the immature stage of the slime mold. Heterobasidion annosus lenzifes tuesday, november 8, 2011. The fruiting bodies resemble puffballs but are much smaller.