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Mare's Eggs
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Mare's Eggs

Nostoc pruniforme

Nostoc pruniforme (Mare's eggs) are a species of cyanobacterium. These freshwater bacteria grow underwater in colonies which take the form of dark greenish-gray, gelatinous spheres.

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