Fuligo septica    Synonyms: Dog Vomit, Dog Vomit Slime Mold, Scrambled-egg Slime.
Kingdom Amoebozoa   >   Phylum Mycetozoa   >   Class Myxomycetes   >   Order Physarales   >   Family Physaraceae   >   Genus Fuligo   

Status:

Found on rich soil, stumps, logs, or living plants; more common spring and fall.

Description:

White/yellowish/ochre/pink with red-brown flecks. Slimy when young; eventually brittle crust breaks away to expose black spore mass (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

There are 165 records in the project database.

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Fuligo septica on wood mulch in Somerset Co., Maryland (6/13/2015). Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

The slime mold Fuligo septica in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/8/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

A Fuligo septica in Prince Georges Co., Maryland (5/10/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

The slime mold Fuligo septica in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2013). Identified by Lance Biechele. Lance notes, "this common mycomycete is often found on wood chips in gardens." Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

The slime mold Fuligo septica in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/18/2013). Identified by Lance Biechele. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2014). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/23/2018). Determined by Bob Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) Allegra Marcell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by moonchild_161 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) Allegra Marcell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by moonchild_161 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Close up of Fuligo septica in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/20/2017). Photo by Orietta Estrada. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/16/2017). Photo by Orietta Estrada. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/20/2016). Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2017). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica spores in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Round, double-walled, minutely spiny, purple-black; measured 7.0-8.0 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Fuligo septica specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/2/2009). (c) Charlie Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Charlie Davis. (MBP list)

Fuligo septica in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/2/2009). (c) Charlie Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Charlie Davis. (MBP list)


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