[Slime Molds of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Chocolate Tube Slime

Stemonitis sp. ?

Can you help verify which species of Stemonitis this might be?

Chocolate Tube Slime: Stemonitis sp.

A chocolate tube slime found on a decaying log in mixed conifer-oak forest high above the west bank of the Klickitat River about 5 miles south of Liedl Park, Klickitat Wildlife Area lands..........May 15, 2013. Note the long thread at the base of each tube.

Chocolate Tube Slime: Stemonitis sp. - Chocolate Tube Slime: Stemonitis sp.

A chocolate tube slime found on a decaying log in mixed conifer-oak forest high above the west bank of the Klickitat River about 5 miles south of Liedl Park, Klickitat Wildlife Area lands..........May 15, 2013.

Paul Slichter