Stemonitis axifera
Stemonitis species are amongst the most distinctive and elegant of the slime moulds. The sporangia are slender and reach several centimetres tall in some species. The stalk extends into the head as a central support column (= columella) and a network of capillitium supports the spore mass (click here). The mature sporangia are brown. The sporangia are produced in clusters and each cluster arises from a cellophane-like base (= hypothallus). Always on wood, and capable of very rapidly rotting entire logs.
- This slime mould is shown changing to produce sporangia. Growing on wood, December, Barrington National Park. The log on
- Stemonitis axifera Upper Allyn , late December 2003. This slime mould undergoes considerable changes in form. See
- Stemonitis axifera, growing on wood, Lister park, Barrington National Park, 1997
- Stemonitis axifera growing on recently cut shrub wood, Killara, Sydney NSW, November 2009
- Stemonitis axifera growing on wood, Lister park, Barrington National Park, 1997
