Trichia decipiens
Small, grouped, stalked sporangia forming clustered or scattered colonies. Typically 0.3–1.0 mm across, globose, surface quite smooth, finely papillate or slightly verrucose (c.f. Arcyria spp.). Bright yellow to orange-yellow when fresh, darkens with age.
Stalk: slender, often translucent to pale.
Sporocarps: stalked sporangia, 0.5–2 mm tall, usually solitary to loosely clustered - opening irregularly (c.f. Trichia crateriformis - sporangia with operculum appearing as smooth cup edge.
Microscopic examination and identfication by an expert is needed.
Saprophytic on decaying wood, bark, and litter in moist, shaded habitats; commonly on small twigs and branches.
Appears in damp seasons.
Common
Under recorded due to identidicarion difficulty.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- slime mould
- Kingdom:
- Protozoa
- Order:
- Trichiida
- Family:
- Trichiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 08/01/2024 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 03/01/2025 (Bell, Melinda)
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