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Dog Sick Slime Mould
Didymium spongiosum
29 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Dog Vomit Slime MoldFuligo septica
Tapioca Slime MoldBrefeldia maxima
False PuffballReticularia lycoperdon
Common Coral SlimeCeratiomyxa fruticulosa
Lignydium muscorum
Honeycomb Coral Slime MoldCeratiomyxa porioides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United Kingdom | 557 |
|---|---|
| England | 453 |
| France | 354 |
| Germany | 218 |
| Spain | 178 |
| Russia | 178 |
| Portugal | 145 |
| New Zealand | 93 |
| British Columbia | 81 |
| Netherlands | 79 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | protozoans · Protozoa |
|---|---|
| Phylum | slime molds · Mycetozoa |
| Class | true slime molds · Myxomycetes |
| Order | Physarales |
| Family | Didymiaceae |
| Genus | Didymium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Dog Sick Slime Mould with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.