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Red Jelly-Spot Fungus - Hormomyces aurantiacus Not as red as I usually find it, but this fungus was pinkish-red, slimy, and bumpy. It looked like regurgitated oatmeal. <br /> <br /> Spotted growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest. Geotagged,Hormomyces,Hormomyces aurantiacus,Red Jelly-Spot Fungus,Summer,United States,fungi,fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Red Jelly-Spot Fungus - Hormomyces aurantiacus

Not as red as I usually find it, but this fungus was pinkish-red, slimy, and bumpy. It looked like regurgitated oatmeal.

Spotted growing on rotting wood in a mixed forest.

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Cool! I don't think I've seen this one before! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! It’s really tiny and looks very slime moldish. Posted 7 years ago

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The Hormomyces aurantiacus

Small, pink to red jelly fungus in the Family Tremellaceae.

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Similar species: Jellylike Fungi
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 30, 2018. Captured Jun 30, 2018 08:05 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO2500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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