Sulphur Slime Mould: 15 hours later next morning

Class:

Protozoa (Protozoa) - Amoebas (Amoebozoa) - Plasmodial Slime Molds (Myxogastrea)

Order:

Slime Molds (Physarida)

Family:

Slime Mold (Physaraceae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Sulphur Slime Mould (Fuligo septica)

This Photo:

15 hours later next morning

Other names:

Dog's Vomit Slime Mould, Flowers of tan or Scrambled Egg slime

Thank you Terra Occ for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
As you can see from the photo's, transitioning from fruiting bodies to "dried up" is incredibly fast. 15 hours, from 19:40 one evening to 10:40 next morning.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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