Alien fungus in a tray

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Glennmac
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Alien fungus in a tray

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I noticed this small fungus growing in an old seedling tray the other day. Does anybody know what it might be? Camera: Fujifilm XT-4
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with Fujifilm 80mm macro. Single diffused flash 1/250 sec at f8. 75 stacked images using in-camera focus bracketing and Zerene Stacker. Post processed in ON1 RAW.

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Re: Alien fungus in a tray

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Could it be a liverwort thallus in place of a fugus?
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Re: Alien fungus in a tray

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I agree with Pau. It looks like a liverwort. The cups are called gemmae, and they are used in asexual cloning of the plant. Liverworts also have a sexual life cycle. The whole weird thing is explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q82zgzWk3B4
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Glennmac
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Re: Alien fungus in a tray

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Thanks. I think you are both right here. I have looked up liverworts and they look similar. Always good to find out what your subject is.

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Re: Alien fungus in a tray

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Liverworts are fascinating. The ones in my yard have displayed both sexual and asexual forms for the last couple of years. I had no idea what the sexual forms were, when they first appeared.

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Re: Alien fungus in a tray

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I like the angle and the framing -really cool alien world!

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Re: Alien fungus in a tray

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Nicely done picture of something that's NOT an insect.

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