Protozoa: Mycetozoa: Myxomycetes: Trichiales: Trichiaceae: Metatrichia vesparia (Batsch) Nann.-Bremek. ex G.W.Martin & Alexop.

Metatrichia vesparia – wasp nest

Synonyms: Arcyria rubiformis, Craterium porphyrium, Hemiarcyria ellisii, Hemiarcyria rubiformis, Hemiarcyria vesparia, Hemitrichia rubiformis, Hemitrichia vesparia, Hemitrichia vesparium, Lycoperdon vesparium, Metatrichia vesparium, Mucor pyriformis, Stemonitis cinnabarina, Stemonitis vesparia, Trichia ayresii, Trichia chalybea, Trichia fragiformis, Trichia neesiana, Trichia pyriformis, Trichia rubiformis, Tubulina fragiformis.

Common name: wasp nest.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Wasp nest sporangia of slime mold Metatrichia vesparia on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Wasp nest slime mold (Metatrichia vesparia) on a fallen oak on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, February 9, 2019
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.

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