1. Both the sclerotium and the fruiting bodies are edible. 2. The presence of this sclerotium can only be noticeable when the mushroom sprouts out. 3. L ., Euphorbiaceae ) seeds or in sclerotium of ergot ( " Claviceps purpurea" 4. In the event that conditions become moist again the sclerotium absorbs water and an active plasmodium is restored. 5. In 1898 the first species from the mainland, " Sclerotium antarcticum ", was sampled. 6. The fungus produces small whitish substrate is a small reddish-brown sclerotium that somewhat resembles an apple seed. 7. In the event that conditions become dry, the plasmodium will form a sclerotium , essentially a dry and dormant state. 8. The sclerotium is basically hardened multinucleated tissue that serves as a dormant stage, protecting Physarum for long periods of time. 9. "P . tuber-regium " is a saprotroph found on fruiting bodies then emerge from the sclerotium . 10. If environmental conditions cause the plasmodium to desiccate during feeding or migration, " Physarum " will form a sclerotium .
