Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolf's milk or groening's slime, is a cosmopolitan species of myxogastrid amoeba which is often mistaken for a fungus. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, from June to November.

Lycogala is a genus of Amoebozoa, including the species Lycogala epidendrum. [2]

Lycogala epidendrum is one of the most widely distributed and well-known slime molds. The fruiting bodies resemble puffballs but are much smaller. If an immature fruiting body is broken open, the contents ooze out as a pink slimy substance that has the consistency of toothpaste.

Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolf's milk, groening's slime is a cosmopolitan species of plasmodial slime mould which is often mistaken for a fungus. The aethalia, or fruiting bodies, occur either scattered or in groups on damp rotten wood, especially on large logs, from June to …

Abstract: The paper provides data on the location of type collections of 19 species of Lycogala. Data on the type and the author's collections of L. confusum, L. exiguum, and L. fuscoviolaceum, the neotype of L. epidendrum, and also holotypes of 15 recently described species are listed.

Found after rains on well-rotted logs throughout the Midwest (and the rest of North America), Lycogala epidendrum is probably our continent's most frequently noticed slime mold. The fruiting bodies, called "aethalia," are round and pink at first, but they become gray to brownish with age.

Lycogala epidendrum Scientific name: Lycogala epidendrum (L.) Fr. Derivation of name: epidendrum means "on wood" in reference to its typical habitat. Synonyms: Lycoperdon epidendrum L. Common name (s): Wolf's milk slime; Toothpaste slime. Phylum: Myxomycota Order: Liceales Family: Reticulariaceae Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; scattered to

Nov 24, 2012 · Wolf’s Milk Slime Mold (Lycogala epidendrum) is also called Toothpaste Slime Mold. It is circumpolar in the northern hemisphere, ranging throughout Michigan. The fruiting bodies congregate on logs (epidendrum means growing on logs), normally in the fall in Michigan. This is a slow moving slime mold taking days to change shape.

Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf's Milk) is a little, round, orange or pink ball that grows in groups on dead wood. As it gets older, it slowly tans into an olive color. When opened, a pinkish-gray or...

Oct 8, 2018 · wolf’s milk slime mold (Lycogala epidendrum) profile, photos, videos, county distribution map, and sightings in Minnesota.