Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pretzel Slime (Hemitrichia serpula)

Pretzel Slime Hemitrichia serpula (Scopoli) Rostafinsky

Kingdom Amoebozoa > Phylum Mycetozoa > Class Myxomycetes > Order Trichiales > Family Trichiaceae > Genus Hemitrichia Pretzel Slime - Hemitrichia serpula - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/10341

Status:

Found on dead wood and in plant litter.

Description:

Fruiting body: 1-2" (2.5 - 5 cm) in diameter; bright yellow to light brown; thin, branching growth pattern similar to a pretzel. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 38 records in the project database.

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<em>Hemitrichia serpula</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (11/15/2013). (Photo ID: 9325 - Psn: 10)

Hemitrichia serpula in Howard Co., Maryland (11/15/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Almost fully mature plasmodiocarp of the Pretzel Slime in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2015). Determined by Lance Biechele. (Photo ID: 24753 - Psn: 11)

Almost fully mature plasmodiocarp of the Pretzel Slime in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2015). Determined by Lance Biechele. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Almost fully mature plasmodiocarp of the Pretzel Slime in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2015). Determined by Lance Biechele. (Photo ID: 24754 - Psn: 11)

Almost fully mature plasmodiocarp of the Pretzel Slime in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/17/2015). Determined by Lance Biechele. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

<em>Hemitrichia serpula</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (11/19/2013). (Photo ID: 9365 - Psn: 20)

Hemitrichia serpula in Howard Co., Maryland (11/19/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Pretzel Slime in Howard Co., Maryland (1/27/2018). The tiny white growths are the parasitic fungus <a href='http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=19406'><em>Blistum tomentosum</em></a>. (Photo ID: 101212 - Psn: 30)

Pretzel Slime in Howard Co., Maryland (1/27/2018). The tiny white growths are the parasitic fungus Blistum tomentosum. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Pretzel Slime in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2013). (Photo ID: 73110 - Psn: 40)

Pretzel Slime in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Pretzel Slime in Carroll Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 288113 - Psn: 44)

Pretzel Slime in Carroll Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Pretzel Slime in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 363143 - Psn: 78)

Pretzel Slime in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Hemitrichia serpula</em>. (Photo ID: 8704 - Psn: 100)

Hemitrichia serpula. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Pretzel Slime spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2013). Nearly round, slightly reticulated, hyaline; measured 10.9-11.5 X 10.2-10.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Pretzel Slime specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 363144 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Pretzel Slime specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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