Common Coral Slime
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Ceratiomyxa is a genus of plasmodial slime mould within the Eumycetozoa, first described by Pier Antonio Micheli. They are widely distributed and commonly found on decaying wood.
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Description
Forming dense, white patches on shaded, rotting wood of fallen logs and branches in various forest types, Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa does not feed on the wood, but on bacteria associated with decomposing the wood. Though the slime mold can form colonies a meter long (3.3 feet), it does not live long; it appears after a soaking rain, then vanishes within a few days.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56252.