Fuligo septica var septica (L.) F.H. Wigg.
(Flowers Of Tan)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyFuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
SpeciesFuligo septica (a slime mould)
GenusFuligo (a genus of slime moulds)
FamilyPHYSARACEAE (a family of slime moulds)
OrderPHYSARIDA (an order of slime moulds)
ClassMYXOGASTREA (slime moulds, myxomycetes)
SubphylumMYCETOZOA (a subphylum of slime moulds)
PhylumAMOEBOZOA (amoebae and cellular slime moulds)
SubkingdomSARCOMASTIGOTA (a subkingdom of protozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan) :
1: Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
15 Aug 2015 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
orange form; single aethalium on dead, fallen wet birch log
Image 1: AethaliumImage 2: Aethalial surface - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Aethalial surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Aethalial surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Aethalial surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 6: Aethalial surface - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 7: Section - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Section showing internal structure - enlargedImage 9: Section showing internal structure - enlarged (2)Image 10: Section showing internal structure - enlarged (3)Image 11: Section showing internal structure - enlarged (4)Image 12: Calcareous granules and spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 13: Calcareous granules and spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 14: Calcareous granules - magnified - white backgroundImage 15: Capillitial node - magnified - white backgroundImage 16: Capillitial node - magnified - white background (2)Image 17: Orange calcareous matter - magnified - white backgroundImage 18: Spores and calcareous granules - magnified - white backgroundImage 19: Spores and calcareous granules - magnified - white background (2)Image 20: Spores and calcareous granules - magnified - white background (3)Image 21: Spores and calcareous granules - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 22: Spores and calcareous granules - highly magnified - white background (2)Image 23: Spores and capillitium - magnified - white backgroundImage 24: Spores and capillitium - magnified - white background (2)Image 25: Spores and capillitium - magnified - white background (3)Image 26: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 27: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 28: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)Image 29: Spores - highly magnified - white background (3)Image 30: Spores with dark inclusions - magnified - white backgroundImage 31: Spores with dark inclusions - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 32: Spores with dark inclusions - highly magnified - white background (2)
2: Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
29 May 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on sawdust heap, under Holly
Image 1: Abraded area showing ripe sporesImage 2: Close-upImage 3: Close-up (2)Image 4: Close-up (3)Image 5: Close-up (4)Image 6: In situImage 7: In situ (2)Image 8: In situ (3)Image 9: Abraded area showing ripe spores - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Close-up - enlargedImage 11: Close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Close-up - enlarged (3)Image 13: Close-up - enlarged (4)Image 14: Peridium - magnifiedImage 15: Peridium - magnified (2)Image 16: Peridium - magnified (3)Image 17: Spores - magnifiedImage 18: Spores - magnified (2)Image 19: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 20: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 21: Spores - highly magnified (3)
3: Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
26 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Mature aethalium on large wood chip (Pine+birch) mound on heathland
Image 1: Top view - close-upImage 2: Top view - close-up (2)Image 3: Surface texture - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Capillitium and lime knots - magnifiedImage 5: Capillitium - magnifiedImage 6: Capillitium with yellowish lime knot - magnifiedImage 7: Sporangium wall fragment, with capillitial strand and spores - magnifiedImage 8: Sporangium wall fragment, with capillitial strand and spores - microscope low magnificationImage 9: Spores - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - magnified (2)
4: Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
16 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Pine stump
Image 1: Fruitbody - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - surface - enlarged
5: Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
23 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen Beech log, by small heap of sawdust
Image 1: Aborted aethaliaImage 2: Aborted aethaliumImage 3: Aborted aethalium (2)Image 4: AethaliaImage 5: Aethalium - close-upImage 6: Aethalium - cut intoImage 7: Aethalium - side viewImage 8: Aethalium - top view

Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fuligo septica var septica (Flowers Of Tan)

A common aethalial myxomycete forming brownish-black spore masses with a thin to spidery bright yellow crust. Particularly on rotting piles of sawdust or wood chip, but also on rotting logs.

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