Observation of the Month
The observation of the month was observed on February 2nd, 2023, by Misha Zitser. His iNaturalist ID is zitserm and the observation can be found here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147928801
We believe this to be a Hemitrichia calyculata, please feel free to correct us.
More about Hemitrichia calyculata:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemitrichia
http://ncrfungi.uark.edu/species/37_hemitrichiaCalyculata/hemitrichiaCalyculata.html
https://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/family/trichiaceae/trich04.htm
https://www.fws.gov/species/hemitrichia-calyculata-hemitrichia-calyculata
https://wildmacro.com/library/myxos/Hemitrichia-calyculata-slime-mold.html
https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Hemitrichia+calyculata
https://eol.org/pages/732493
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=181357#null
https://www.gbif.org/species/5426272
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=647297
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hemitrichia_calyculata
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107648/hemitrichia_calyculata_or_trichia_decipiens.html
https://mushroomobserver.org/observations/46125
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/359543008
https://www.fungikingdom.net/fungi-photos/myxogastria-slime-molds/hemitrichia-calyculata.html
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fruiting-bodies-of-Hemitrichia-calyculata-photo-by-Kim-Fleming-In-this-species-the_fig6_278705115
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