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star jelly, troll’s butter

Nostoc sp.!

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AlexKonig
AlexKonig 11 years ago
star jelly, troll’s butter, witch's butter , witch's jelly, Koxianmi {chinese}
Nostoc sp.! (probably: Nostoc commune) Nostoc


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3 Comments

KrisThomas
KrisThomas 11 years ago

Thankyou, i had no idea what this was, i first thought it might had been animal defecation.lol

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 11 years ago

this is a Bacteria
the ( cyanobacteria ) is very often part of the symbiose of "lichen" but is actually no fungi.
----Containing protein and vitamin C,Nostoc species are cultivated and consumed as a foodstuff, primarily in Asia. The N. flagelliforme and N. commune varieties are consumed in China, Japan and Java, N. commune is also consumed in the Andes. The preferred variety in Central Asia is N. ellipsosporum ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostoc#Culi... ).

I was also once fooled by this sight, and first thought i would be fungi

Brian Parsons
Brian Parsons 11 years ago

Looks like one of the many Slime Molds : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mold

KrisThomas
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KrisThomas

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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