DESCRIPTION A variety of slime molds can be found on turf, including Physarum spp., Fuligo spp., and Mucilago crustacea. Their life cycles may be completed within twenty-four hours. Stages of development bring about changes in texture, shape and color. Beginning as a protoplasm, they expand and contract for mobility, thus ingesting nutrients. A protoplasm can course up grass stems and leaves. then produce the fruiting structures for sporulation. When spores are released from fruiting structures, they pair, creating a new plasmodium.