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Description:

Fungus or bacteria on cowshit?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Cheilymenia fimicola might be a candidate but you would need closer pics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheilymenia_fimicola http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/38662234
MichelBeeckman
No, it is not Nectria cinnabarina, because than it should grow on wood. This fungus is growing on old dung, so should be some kind of Ascomycete like Byssonectria or Cheilymenia. But I haven't studied these mushroomgroups (small ascomycetes) yet, so I have no idea what to look for.
Mark Ridgway
The spread looks like fungi to me. Not bacteria.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2012

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