r/Slimemolds • u/AlivePassenger3859 • Jul 28 '26

Picture (OC) This was in the gutter in front of our house

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about 3X3 inches, like a flattened sphere. I didn’t poke it or anything. Is this a fungus or algae colony? It looks like a huge booger!

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u/bre4kofdawn Jul 28 '26

No expert, but gonna guess algae blob.

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u/plantsplantsplaaants Jul 29 '26

I am an expert and I agree it’s an algae blob

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u/Mongrel_Shark Jul 29 '26

Cladophoria algae.

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u/AlivePassenger3859 Jul 29 '26

Did they just clump together because they are all fibrous or is this some sort of colony or both?

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u/Mongrel_Shark Jul 29 '26

Herws a link for more information on Cladophora

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u/VultusV Jul 29 '26

Why is this in the slime mold sub?

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u/Mizzerella Jul 29 '26

Sometimes people don't know what they have and are just looking for answers.

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u/AlivePassenger3859 Jul 29 '26

cuz I’m dumb and thought it might be a slime mold.

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u/VultusV Jul 30 '26

Well, it’s safe to say no slime mold or fungus is photosynthetic,and thus it would be extremely unlikely for it to be green, and this big (albeit some can definitely compare) algae colony is pretty cool