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Shaggy Cap (Boletellus emodensis)Observer
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Growing from the bark on tree warm wet conditions
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Lantern Stinkhorn (Lysurus mokusin)Observer
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Growing in leaf litter, wet warm conditions, images show sack that fungi grows from, a less than 12 hours blooming
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Pyramid Builder Lepidella (Amanita pyramidifera)Observer
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Scrubby bush land lots of leaf litter and fallen timber. Recent rain and warm weather, was very common. Up to 200mm diameter
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Puffballs (Family Lycoperdaceae)Observer
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Has recently been wet warm and humid Fungi was found in a recently mown area adjacent to bush land, substrate gravelly sand free draining
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Northern Jewelled Spider (Gasteracantha fornicata)Observer
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Found in garden at about chest height, conditions very humid
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Red Ash (Alphitonia excelsa)Observer
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Common local species Can grow quite tall and spindly
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Swamp Banksia (Banksia robur)Observer
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This is a local species common in swampy areas, this specimen was in home garden
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Black Sheoak (Allocasuarina littoralis)Observer
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Male flower and female flower from local allocasuarina littoralis
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Genus SpatoglossumObserver
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Common algae common in Keppel Bay generally larger specimens are found in the near shore turbid waters
Images 2-6 are of dried specimen. Image 3 is whole thallus of smaller size, image 4 shows matted holdfast, other images show clearly the marginal teeth distinctive on this species
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Brown Algae (Class Phaeophyceae)Observer
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This is a common brown algae in the area easily identified by triangular sections through the thallus
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Eubrachyuran Crabs (Zoosection Eubrachyura)Observer
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Exposed on rock at low tide
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Genus OpheodesomaObserver
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Active in rock pool at low tide
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Observer
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A common species througout the local area. Previously identified as R.intricata
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Blue Dictyota (Dictyota humifusa)Observer
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this species was photographed in 3m of water on coral rubble.It is not uncommon seasonally. It exhibits a bright blue-green iridescence . Very similar to Dictyota friabilis but easily destinguished with dried specimens. Dry specimens of D.humifusa are typically a pale olivaceus colour with a dark reddish brown margin. D.friabilis dries to a pale brown green colour but never has a dark margin
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Observer
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This fungi was growing amongst grass. It is a large fungi standing approximately 450mm high and approximately 180mm in diameter. There were several other specimens in the area
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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On old fungi has been growing on stump for several years
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Stinkhorns (Family Phallaceae)Observer
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Common through out the year after rain
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Craypot Stinkhorn (Colus pusillus)Observer
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occurs uncommonly in wet season, growing in wood chips
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Flowerpot Parasol (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii)Observer
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found growing in saw dust where tree had been remover
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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common species in wet season,Was found growing in wood chips in garden. Source of wood chips was local green waste dump
