Organisms of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Ceratiomyxa fruticolosa (Müller) MacBride

The fruiting body of Ceratiomyxa fruticolosa is unlike any of our other slime molds. It looks like a grouping of large white ice crystals. It is quite common on moist rotting wood.
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Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, fruiting structure on rotting wood, photo Russ Kleinman, McMillan Campground trail, June 30, 2022


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