Arcyria denudata
A small erect slime mould, often found in large colonies, deep red, but fading with age, crowded or gregarious, 1 or 2 mm total height.
There are three species of Acyria with red/pink sporangia (A. minuta, A. insignis and A. denudata), which need microscopy for definite identification.
On dead wood.
Autumn.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
mttnx
Great Merrible Wood
30 October 2022
mttnx
Great Merrible Wood
30 October 2022
David Nicholls
Swithland Wood
11 November 2012
David Nicholls
Cademan Wood
04 November 2012
Melinda Bell
New Lount Reserve
19 September 2020
a reddiish colour in daylight
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Slime Moulds
- Kingdom:
- Protozoa
- Order:
- Trichiida
- Family:
- Arcyriaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 04/11/2012 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 30/10/2022 (N, Matt)
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Melinda Bell
New Lount Reserve
19 September 2020
illuminated under microscope
mttnx
Great Merrible Wood
30 October 2022
2022-10-30
