Synonyms: Diderma spumariaeforme, Diderma spumariiforme, Didymium spumarioides, Mucilago dictyospora, Mucilago solida, Mucilago spongiosa, Mucor spongiosus, Reticularia alba, Spumaria alba, Spumaria cornuta, Spumaria mucilago, Spumaria solida.
Common name: Dog Sick Slime Mould.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Mucilago crustacea is a species of slime mould, in the monotypic genus Mucilago, in the family Didymiaceae. Due to its visual resemblance to canine vomit, it is known colloquially as the "dog sick slime mould" or "dog sick fungus", albeit that slime moulds are not true fungi.
Catalan: Mucilago, Danish: Urteskum, Dutch: Groot kalkschuim, Polish: Pianka okazała.
Close-up of dog sick slime mold (Mucilago crustacea) on a fallen twig on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 12, 2022
Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Dog sick slime mold (Mucilago crustacea) on a twig fallen to the ground on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 12, 2022Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United StatesMushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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