Slime Molds, Part 2

Slime Molds (Myxomycetes), Part 2
Dionema to Leocarpus

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Image 1. Possibly Dionema sp. The sporangia are just beginning to break open.
From the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 2. Possibly Dionema sp. The sporangia are just beginning to break open.
From the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 3. Possibly Dionema sp. The sporangia are just beginning to break open.
From the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 4. Hemitrichia calyculata sporangia, after the spores have been released.
From northern California. Photo by Victor Duran

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Image 5. Immature sporangia of Hemitrichia clavata
From Muir Woods, Marin County, California. Photo by Victor Duran

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Image 6. Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 7. Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 8. Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 9. Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 10. Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 11. Probably Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 12. Probably Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 13. Probably Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 14. Probably Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 15. Probably Lamproderma sp., from the west side of Sonora Pass, Sierra Nevada, California

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Image 16. Probably Lamproderma sp., from near Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

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Image 17. Probably Lamproderma sp., from near Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

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Image 18. Probably Lamproderma sp., from near Badger Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

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Image 19. Leocarpus fragilis
From Tilden Park, near Berkeley, California. Photo by Victor Duran

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Image 20. Leocarpus fragilis
From Redwood Regional Park, near Oakland, California. Photo by Victor Duran