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FIG. 31. A SLIME-FUNGUS (Stemonitis fusca). 



The plasmodium stage, in which thousands of swarm-spores have united into a creamy ma 

 with a rolling motion prior to forming into sporangia. Natural size. 



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Phot by} FIG. 32. A SLIME-FUNGUS (Comatricha obtusata). 



The ultimate stage (sporangia) of the remarkable organisms which are variously considered to be animals and plants, 

 are shown like pins sticking in the piece of rotten wood. Natural size. 



