Arcyria denudata Fries    
Kingdom Amoebozoa   >   Phylum Mycetozoa   >   Class Myxomycetes   >   Order Trichiales   >   Family Arcyriaceae   >   Genus Arcyria   

Status:

Found in dense clusters on well-decayed logs; less frequently on bark.

Description:

Fruiting body: Up to 1/8" (3 mm) tall. Egg-shaped / short cylinder. Outer wall disappears and contents expand to form bright pink mesh. Stalk: ~1 mm. Dark red-brown. Similar A. incarnata has light-colored stalk. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 22 records in the project database.

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Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (8/25/2014). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (6/23/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

An Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Arcyria denudata in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). Verified by Jo and Bob Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Spores collected from an Arcyria denudata specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (6/2/2020). Round, smooth; measured 7.2-8.2 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores from an Arcyria denudata specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2018). Round, smooth; measured 5.9-6.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)


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