Columella (slime mold)

The Columella is the continuation of the stem in the real slime mold . They are located inside the spore-bearing part (sporocarpy) of the fructification ( sporocarp ). In the case of sessile fruit bodies, it is often only formed as spherical or hemispherical elevations. The columella is sterile and the starting point for the scalp .

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• Hermann Neubert , Wolfgang Nowotny , Karlheinz Baumann : The myxomycetes of Germany and the neighboring alpine region with special consideration of Austria . tape 1 . Karlheinz Baumann Verlag, Gomaringen 1993, ISBN 3-929822-00-8 .