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Fuligo septica in life
In life — Dog Vomit Slime Mold, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Sergey Yeliseev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
BISH 575658Botany

Fuligo septica

Dog Vomit Slime Mold

As recorded: Fuligo septica (L.) F.H.Wigg., 1780

Protozoa › Mycetozoa › Myxomycetes › Physarales › Physaraceae

Collected by
Kopf, K.; RogersK. Kopf →Rogers →
Collector number
2002
Date
April 6, 1947
Locality
Maunalei Gulch
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8737, -156.8913 ± 3,554 m
Identified by
Rogers, D.P.
Record type
Preserved specimen
10 Bishop specimens of Fuligo septica · collected 1921–1990Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 6, 1947, Kopf, K.; Rogers also collected 1 other specimen.

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Botany

Still here: Fuligo septica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Fuligo septica observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US

(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Fuligo septica. BISH 575658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438596. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/575658.

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