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Didymium spongiosum
Genus of slime moulds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Didymium spongiosum, also known as dog sick slime mold, is a species of true slime mold in the order Physarales.[1][2] Before reclassification in 2023 it was known as Mucilago crustacea.[3][4] Due to its visual resemblance to canine vomit,[5] it is known colloquially as the "dog sick slime mould"[6] or "dog sick fungus",[7] albeit that slime moulds are not true fungi.[7]
The fruiting body is yellow to white, becoming paler with time, and then blackening.[6]
It usually occurs on damp grass.[5] The species was described by P. Micheli ex F.H. Wigg.[5][4]
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