I am one of those observers who gets bothered when my observation sits too long unidentified. It motivates me to learn something new so that I can proactively move the ID forward myself. Tonight, the observations bothering me is a slime mold. I am looking through pages of other slime mold observati…

I regularly identify slime moulds (molds) on iNat, and usually check the observations every day. Some species are quite easy to identify, especially if the photos are good enough and they capture the various features necessary for identification, but many require microscopic examination, or SEM. O…

I’m a newly minted slime mold enthusiast, and I’m struggling with this, too. I’ve begun bringing samples home with me from the woods in hopes that they’ll develop into something recognizable. I’ve had mixed results, so far. I joined the Slime Mold Identification & Appreciation group on Facebook an…

Here is a website https://slimemolds.org/Archives/ The Editor in Chief is the author of Myxomycetes A Handbook of Slime Molds. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=myxomycetes&crid=3DHVQZWWGAV1N&sprefix=myxomycetes%2Caps%2C334&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Hope this helps.

Is there an iNat project for slimemoulds? That would bring together people who are interested in observing with taxon specialists.

Yes, World Mycetozoa RG It was built as part of an umbrella project. It could be modified to not just RG if that is a desire.

There would be several more observations if it were not restricted to RG.

[image] taraseverns: newly minted slime mold enthusiast …a phrase one would probably only find on iNaturalist!

[image] taraseverns: I’m optimistic that it will help once I get a microscope. …which means I’m not optimistic about it helping with my existing observations.

[image] Thunderhead: There would be several more observations if it were not restricted to RG. I had wanted good examples for the original umbrella project but I’m fine to alllow Needs ID in the project. Especially when considering that there are many that do not move on to RG. I’m just going…

Oh my, what gorgeous photos! Your site is a great resource. :star_struck:

[image] sarahlloyd: I regularly identify slime moulds (molds) on iNat, and usually check the observations every day. So I take it that you were unable to identify mine – assuming that you saw them shortly after I uploaded them.

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bobmcd January 6, 2023, 3:47pm 17

I removed the RG restriction and added Needs ID

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