SLIME MOULD
Above is a hugely magnified photostacked image ( 60 photos merged together)
of Stemonitis Fusca.
Above is a hugely magnified photostacked image ( 60 photos merged together)
of Stemonitis Fusca.
The collective name for fungi, lichens, and slime moulds is "cryptogams" —
a historical botanical term meaning "plants that reproduce by spores" rather than seeds or flowers.
a historical botanical term meaning "plants that reproduce by spores" rather than seeds or flowers.
However:
In modern classification, fungi, lichens, and slime moulds are in entirely different kingdoms,
so "cryptogams" is more of a loose, traditional grouping than a scientific one.
In modern classification, fungi, lichens, and slime moulds are in entirely different kingdoms,
so "cryptogams" is more of a loose, traditional grouping than a scientific one.
Lichens are actually a symbiosis between fungi and algae (or cyanobacteria), while slime moulds are protists, not fungi.
Technical jargon apart, I have a passion for finding and photographing anything that falls within this group.
Technical jargon apart, I have a passion for finding and photographing anything that falls within this group.
