slime mold sporangia (1/3)

My wife noticed these tiny spheres on a dead fern frond as she was trimming dead growth in the garden. The frond is quite small, 2-3 mm across. I clamped it and shot it inside (there was a drawer pull in the background). I believe these are the sporangia, or clusters of spores, of a Myoxymycetes slime mold. Haven't seen anything like this before...interesting...

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