The growth pattern sounds a lot like Dictyostelium discoideum which is a
cellular slime mold.
Eric
mweiss at nyscience.org (martin weiss) wrote in
news:3E149F0B.6030607 at nyscience.org:
> A colleague when repairing an outdoor lighting fixture noticed what he
> thought was a logo on the underside of the fixture. When he looked
> closer he noticed short very thin stalks in a helical pattern with a
> ovoid shaped white structure at the tip. I think they are fruiting
> bodies of a mold growing upside down attached to this light fixture
> which I think is made of metal. They are now right side up and they have
> not bent or fallen. Any ideas on identication or what is influincing the
> helical growth pattern?
>> Cheers,
>> Martin Weiss
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