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6 6 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by Brian38Washington, USA

I found several patches of nostoc (a genus ...

0 1 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by lizardkingFlorida, USA

A cyanobacteria colony

0 1 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Yellow-green gelatinous algae

0 1 Cyanobacterium

Cyanobacterium

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Colonies of flat, convoluted, leathery and gelatinous looking growths seen on ...

0 0 Nostoc sp.

Nostoc sp.

by rat.tumourGwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Here's a similar looking thing I found in Hazel Grove, England: ...

0 0 Nostoc Anabaena azollae

Nostoc Anabaena azollae

by Linnea JoandiSthlm, Stockholms län, Sweden

A species of cyanobacteria that fixates nitrogen and photosynthesize.

0 0 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by lizardkingFlorida, USA

First time I found any! It was nice and plump with rain water

0 0 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by MachiFlorida, USA

Virtually nonexistent most of the time, the rain made this cyanobacterium ...

0 0 Dog Lichen

Dog Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

Grayish, blue-green lichen. The brown things are gall-like growths with

3 2 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by laura.cricketLittle Rock, Arkansas, USA

An alien-looking but edible cyanobacteria (relative of

1 0 Blue Green Algae on grass

Blue Green Algae on grass

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

looks like the blue-green algae called

0 1 Soil algae

Soil algae

by DebLongLookabillPort St. Lucie, Florida, USA

A cyanobacteria, not really a true algae. It looks like dark green Gelatinous ...

0 2 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by chesterbperryEast Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Some of the common names for this cyanobacteria arise from it's propensity to ...

0 2 Nostoc commune

Nostoc commune

by ArgyBeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A strange patch of very dark green jelly-like shapes which reminded me of the ...

1 0 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by lizardkingFlorida, USA

Love this stuff! A cyanobacteria colony. Decently hydrated, the weather was ...

1 3 Cyanobacteria, a Black Fungus-like Stuff

Cyanobacteria, a Black Fungus-like Stuff

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

occurs. Nostoc commune can fix nitrogen ...

0 3 Alga verdeazulada.

Alga verdeazulada.

by eulalia rubioManises, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Nostoc es un alga del género de ...

5 16 Nostoc

Nostoc

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

Nostoc is a genus of cyanobacteria found in ...

0 0 Skin Lichen

Skin Lichen

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

Deep grey coloured foliose lichen with large lobed thalli. The surface of the ...

1 0 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by KristenGilpinTampa, Florida, USA

A colonizing cyanobacterium that forms broad mats in gardens, lawns and ...

4 4 Kidney Lichen

Kidney Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

apothecia rims. All members of this genus contain

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by gavanwpGallatin, Tennessee, USA

(commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

1 1 Nostoc sp.

Nostoc sp.

by rat.tumourStockport, England, United Kingdom

I don't know whether this is fungus or some stray seaweed that has been used as ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MilesBerkeyWashington, USA

large single chloroplasts; sporophytes absent. Black

5 2 Felt lichen

Felt lichen

by Brian38DuPont, Washington, USA

Peltigera species have the cyanobacterium

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or ...

2 2 Candleflame Lichen

Candleflame Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly ...

2 0 Candleflame Lichen

Candleflame Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or ...

1 0 Lichen

Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or ...

0 0 Common Powderhorn Lichen

Common Powderhorn Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserChâteauneuf, Bourgogne, Tromelin Island

), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly ...

0 0 Pixie-cup Lichen

Pixie-cup Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Nostoc)." - Wikipedia

4 2 Common Greenshield Lichen

Common Greenshield Lichen

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or ...

0 0 Gunnera

Gunnera

by KarenLCosta Rica

Poss Gunnera insignis. Leaves measuring 4' across.

3 4 Gunnera

Gunnera

by Marta RubioTexeiraCartago, Costa Rica

exclusively Nostoc punctiforme. The ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or ...

8 2 Jelly Lichen

Jelly Lichen

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Small patches of green slimy lichen with flat bluish-white apothecia (spore ...

2 1 Kidney Lichen

Kidney Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

From above, the thallus is a very dark, greenish-gray, but once you turn it ...

1 0 American wolf lichen

American wolf lichen

by Itzel RenoEnsenada, Baja California, Mexico

(commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

0 2 Leafy lichen

Leafy lichen

by glbnoah109Texas, USA

either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

1 0 Crusty Lichens

Crusty Lichens

by Itzel RenoEnsenada, Mexico

(commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

0 0 Caperat lichen

Caperat lichen

by BudShinallDamascus, Virginia, USA

either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

7 10 Green Fairy Cup Fungi,StarJelly and Chalk Comb-Moss

Green Fairy Cup Fungi,StarJelly and Chalk Comb-Moss

by JanineLingTurnerTunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

Cladonia sp.lichen (green fungi stalks) growing in amongst star jelly (green ...

2 3 Large black dog-lichen

Large black dog-lichen

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Deep in the darkest rainforest across the valley we found this very large ...

7 5 Lungwort lichen

Lungwort lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

"ribs" of the thallus surface, arise when blue-green algae (from the genus ...

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Kate & ChrisKirkland, Washington

green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

0 0 leaf like lichen

leaf like lichen

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

(commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly

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