Arcyria cinerea (Bulliard) Persoon    
Kingdom Amoebozoa   >   Phylum Mycetozoa   >   Class Myxomycetes   >   Order Trichiales   >   Family Arcyriaceae   >   Genus Arcyria   

Status:

Found in clusters on well-decayed logs.

Description:

Fruiting body: Pale gray (almost white) to light brown finger-like clusters (sporangia) atop a single thin stalk. Up to 1/6" (4mm). Stalk: Light gray. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 57 records in the project database.

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Arcyria cinereas in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/17/2018). Determined by Bob Solem. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (6/29/2016). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2019). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

The slime mold Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea on wet decayed wood, noted this day in Worcester and Wicomico Counties, Maryland (6/11/2013). Per Lance Biechele, this species is one of Maryland's most common summer slime molds. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2017). Photo by Anthony VanSchoor. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

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

Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (5/7/2014). Determined by Lance Biechele. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013). Identified by Lance Biechele. Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Fruiting bodies of Arcyria cinerea in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea spores in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). Round, smooth, hyaline; measured 6.0-6.9 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Arcyria cinerea in Washington Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) romainclem, all rights reserved. Photo by romainclem via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spores collected from an Arcyria cinerea specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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