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Deceptive trichia (Trichia decipiens) has a scientific name – mixomycetes. Until now, researchers have not agreed on which group these amazing organisms belong to: animals or fungi.
Trichia deceptive got a not very pleasant name: the literal translation from English is “mucus mold”, in – “slime molds”.
Usually these specimens were ranked among the lower kingdoms of plants and placed next to mushrooms, sometimes even combined with them. By current standards, trichia deceptive is classified as a protozoan and is more likely to be considered an animal than a plant or fungus.
What does trichia deceptive look like?
The fruit body is twisted or stretched, located on a cylindrical dark brown leg, which becomes lighter closer to the top. The upper part is filled with spores. This zone of the slime mold looks like an inverted shiny, bright red-orange drop up to 3 mm in size.
As it grows, the head changes shade. Its color changes from olive to yellow-olive or brown-yellow. Capsule of the fungus membranous, brittle. When the fruiting body cracks, the apex becomes cup-shaped.
Trichia deceitful in the woods
Where and how to grow
Trichia deceptive lives in the warm season on the surface or inside a tree that rots, on stumps, on fallen leaves, in moss. These mushrooms can move slowly at a speed of 5 mm per hour, constantly acquiring new forms. They move purposefully. Young Plasmodium tries to leave light places and tends to wet ones. “Crawling”, can envelop leaves and branches.
The fungus feeds mainly on bacteria.
Distributed in the flattering areas of the temperate regions of the European part of the country, Western and Eastern Siberia, the Far East, as well as in Magadan, Georgia.
Is the mushroom edible or not?
Inedible. The mushroom does not contain toxic substances, but is not approved for consumption.
Conclusion
Trichia vulgaris is widely distributed in temperate regions, mainly growing on rotting and damp tree remains. Its appearance resembles small sea buckthorn berries. Not used for food.