Comatricha nigra

Comatricha nigra
	Comatricha nigra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Phylum:	Amoebozoa
Class:	Myxogastria
Order:	Stemonitidales
Family:	Amaurochaetaceae
Genus:	Comatricha
Species:	C. nigra
Binomial name
	Comatricha nigra; (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) J.Schröt., 1885

Comatricha nigra is a widespread species of slime molds in the family Amaurochaetaceae.[1] It grows on decayed wood on the forest floor. The sporangium reaches a total height of 2-8 mm while the black, hair-like stalk is usually 2 to 6 times the length of the sporangium[2] The color of the sporangium varies as a function of its stage of development, from translucent white, to pink, bright red, and eventually black.

References

"Comatricha nigra (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) J.Schröt., 1885". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
Martin, George Willard; Rickett, Harold William (1949). FUNGI; MYXOMYCETES; CERATIOMYXALES, LICEALES, TEICHIALES, STEMONITALES, PHYSARALES. North American Flora. Vol. 1. New York, NY: New York Botanical Garden.

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[1] "Comatricha nigra (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) J.Schröt., 1885". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

[2] Martin, George Willard; Rickett, Harold William (1949). FUNGI; MYXOMYCETES; CERATIOMYXALES, LICEALES, TEICHIALES, STEMONITALES, PHYSARALES. North American Flora. Vol. 1. New York, NY: New York Botanical Garden.