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Toothed Jelly

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum

Description:

This tongue-shaped species is very jelly-like and shivers when touched. The rough top is light grey to black. Translucent white, tooth-like projections on the lower surface are soft and watery. The stem, if present, is lateral. Single or in overlapping clusters; common. Upper surface light grey to brown or black, moist, downy when fresh; uneven; margin smooth, thin, lobed or uneven.

Habitat:

On tree-trunks and fallen rotting wood in wet forests

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11 Comments

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 8 years ago

Thankyou very much everyone =)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Congrats.

CalebSteindel
CalebSteindel 8 years ago

Congrats, Charlie!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 8 years ago

Congratulations Charlie! Well done :)

Gorgeous series Charlie,congrats on the well deserved first place and thanks for sharing your great spotting page

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 8 years ago

Thanyou so much Josef =)

Yahhh thanks HEAPS Ashley and PN Rangers....how exciting ...onto 2016 spottings we go !

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 8 years ago

Congrats Charlie..

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats Charlie, your magnificent Toothed Jelly placed 1st in the fungi category for the Best of 2015! Here is the link for the '2016 Best Wildlife Photo mission so you can add more fantastic spottings for this year! www.projectnoah.org/missions/2004046002

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CharliePrice
CharliePrice 8 years ago

Thankyou Ashley and PN Rangers...that's awesome news =) .

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats Charlie, your unique Toothed Jelly has made the top 10 fungi spottings in the '2015 Best Wildlife Photo' mission! Rangers are voting on the top 10 fungi spottings, and the top 3 will be announced on February 4th. The top 3 spottings will be commented on here on the site, but make sure you keep a look out on our Facebook app page for the announcement as well! Congratulations on making the top 10! https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 8 years ago

Certainly interesting specimens of Fungi in Tasmania!

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Jul 16, 2015
Submitted on Jul 17, 2015

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