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Scientific name: Multiclavula mucida (Fries) Petersen
Derivation of name: Mucid- means "slimy."
Synonyms: Clavaria mucida
Common name(s): White green-algae coral
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Order: Agaricales
Family: Clavariaceae
Occurrence on wood substrate: Saprobic; scattered or
grouped on algae-covered, wet, rotting wood; July through
September.
Dimensions: These tiny white clubs are up to 15 mm tall and
1-1.5 mm wide.
Description: These white, slender, cylindrical clubs are simple
or rarely forked.
Edibility: Unknown.
Comments: This lichenized coral fungus is always found in
association with green algae on debarked logs.
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Figure 1. These specimens were brought in at a foray.
Although tiny, they are fairly conspicuous when you know
what they look like.
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