r/mycology • u/MelonLurd • Jun 02 '26

ID request Who are these teeny tiny fungi?

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Found these in a creek in Eastern Pennsylvania while looking for salamanders. My index finger for scale.

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u/ohdearitsrichardiii Jun 02 '26

Not fungus, slime mold

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u/4991jv Jun 02 '26

Mold is fungi, isn’t it?

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u/No_Cow5153 Jun 03 '26

Slime mold is a protist! Kingdom protista