''Comatricha nigra'' is a widespread species of
slime molds
Slime mold or slime mould is an informal name given to several kinds of unrelated eukaryotic organisms with a life cycle that includes a free-living single-celled stage and the formation of spores. Spores are often produced in macroscopic mu ...
in the family
Amaurochaetaceae
Amaurochaetaceae is an family of slime molds in the order Stemonitidales.
Genera
*'' Amaurochaete''
*'' Brefeldia''
*''Comatricha
''Comatricha'' is a genus of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae. As of 2015, Index Fungorum
''Index ...
. It grows on decayed wood on the forest floor. The
sporangium reaches a total height of 2-8 mm while the black, hair-like stalk is usually 2 to 6 times the length of the sporangium
The color of the sporangium varies as a function of its stage of development, from translucent white, to pink, bright red, and eventually black.
References
Amoebozoa species
Myxogastria
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