Leocarpus fragilis
(egg-shell slime mold)
© Rosemary Taylor (Photo ID #66031)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Columbia Beach, Vancouver Island
Photographer
Rosemary Taylor
Habitat
Old Cedrus diodora cones and needles
Photo Date
February 11, 2015
Upload Date
February 11, 2015
Elevation (m)
Latitude
49.35305
Longitude
-124.372541
Photo ID #
66031
Comments
Identified by Terry Taylor. Returning next day to watch this slime mold develop so it could be better identified, it now looked like small yellow/orange beads. Some websites give the vernacular name of eggshell slime mold or insect egg slime mold. Close-up image of the beads/eggshells (Day 2)