David Michael Self · @dmself
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Not a , not an , not a ! What is it? Nobody knows. Scientists just gave up and call it a . It's the (not a mold).

This is a specimen of the aptly named Dog's Vomit Slime Mold //Fuligo septica//. The red liquid forms as the slime mold dries out. It is filled with spores, allowing new slime molds to be re-born when conditions improve.

CW: marking this sensitive because it is icky, and you might be at lunch

(Photo by me, Aug 2021)

#mold #slime #eukaryote #fungus #animal #plant

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Daniel Vaulot · @daniel_vaulot
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# Introduction
From the Roscoff Biological Station ( and University) as well as visiting prof at NTU Singapore. Developing reference databases for (18S rRNA).

pr2-database.org/

#RStats #ecology #microbiology #Metabarcoding #eukaryote #Sorbonne #cnrs

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