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Brefeldia maxima – Tapioca slime mold

Synonyms: Licea perreptans, Reticularia maxima.

Common name: tapioca slime mold.

Russian name: Brefeldiya bolshaya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Brefeldia maxima is a species of non-parasitic plasmodial slime mold, and a member of the class Myxomycetes. It is commonly known as the tapioca slime mold because of its peculiar pure white, tapioca pudding-like appearance. A common species with a worldwide distribution, particularly in North America and Europe. It is often found on bark after heavy rain or excessive watering. Their spores are produced on or in aerial sporangia and are spread by wind, however beetles of the family Lathridiidae are also reported to disperse the spores. Bonner states that soil invertebrates and rain mainly disperse spores as they are sticky and unlikely to be carried by air currents.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Slime mold Brefeldia maxima on the ground in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Details of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Slime mold Brefeldia maxima in a spruce forest in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Slime mold Brefeldia maxima in a forest floor in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Slime mold Brefeldia maxima in on spruce roots in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Plasmodium of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Close up of plasmodium of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Sporangia of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Brown sporangia of slime mold Brefeldia maxima in Pavlovsk Park. Pavlovsk, suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 27, 2017
Alleya Chornoy Shlyapy, Pavlovsk, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

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