Orange Jelly in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015).
Orange Jelly (Dacrymyces palmatus) on a dead pine branch in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
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Orange Jelly in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Orange Jelly (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (11/20/2009).
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Orange Jelly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (2/14/2018).
Orange Jelly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/15/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Orange Jelly spores from a specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). Sausage-shaped w/ 7-8 septa, smooth, hyaline; measured 18.4-20.4 X 7.4-7.8 microns.
Spores of Orange Jelly in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Orange Jelly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (12/15/2019). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Orange Jelly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (4/27/2020). (c) Peter M Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Description
Fruiting body: Orange-yellow to reddish-orange; multi-lobed, irregular, spreading, gelatinous mass. Substrate identification is essential to separate this species from Witches Butter (Tremella mesenterica), which is found only on hardwoods.
Relationships
Found in dense clusters on decaying conifers, especially pines. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)
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Orange Jelly in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015).
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Orange Jelly (Dacrymyces palmatus) on a dead pine branch in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Dacrymyces chrysospermus | |
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| Dacrymyces chrysospermus, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Dacrymycetes |
| Order: | Dacrymycetales |
| Family: | Dacrymycetaceae |
| Genus: | Dacrymyces |
| Species: | D. chrysospermus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dacrymyces chrysospermus Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1873)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dacrymyces chrysospermus is a species of jelly fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the UK it has the recommended English name of orange jelly spot;[1] in North America it is known as orange jelly or orange witch's butter.[2]
Description
[edit]The species is saprotrophic and grows on dead coniferous wood. The basidiocarps are gelatinous, bright orange, and extremely variable in shape, but typically stoutly stipitate with a spoon- or cup-shaped, spore-bearing head. They are frequently erumpent in groups, often coalescing to form complex masses up to 6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) across.[3] Microscopically it is distinguished from most other species of Dacrymyces by its comparatively large (18–23 by 6.5–8 μm), 7-septate basidiospores.[3][4]
Similar species
[edit]Tremella mesenterica and Naematelia aurantia are macroscopically identical to D. chrysospermus but can be distinguished by their growth on hardwood as well as their microscopic characteristics. Despite looking so similar, they belong to a different class of fungi, Tremellomycetes.[5][6]
Dacryopinax spathularia and species of Femsjonia can also be similar.[7]
Distribution
[edit]Dacrymyces chrysospermus was originally described in New England, but the species is now understood to be distributed worldwide on a variety of conifers.[3] D. chrysospermus is considered common across North America, and specimens have been collected in South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.[8][9][10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Holden L. (April 2022). "English names for fungi 2022". British Mycological Society. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Emberger, Gary. "Dacrymyces chrysospermus". Fungi Growing on Wood. Messiah College Oakes Museum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b c McNabb, RF (1973). "Taxonomic studies in the Dacrymycetaceae: VIII. Dacrymyces Nees ex Fries". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 11 (3): 461–524. Bibcode:1973NZJB...11..461M. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1973.10430296.
- ^ O'Reilly, Pat. "Dacrymyces chrysospermus". First Nature. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Stevens, Michael Wood & Fred. "California Fungi: Dacrymyces chrysospermus". www.mykoweb.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Dacrymyces chrysospermus". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Dacrymyces chrysospermus Berk. & M.A.Curtis in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-04-04.
- ^ Alvarenga, Renato L. M.; Xavier-Santos, Solange (18 August 2017). "New records of Dacrymycetes (Fungi: Basidiomycota) from the Cerrado Biome (Brazilian Savanna) and Midwest Region, Brazil". Check List. 13 (4): 335–342. doi:10.15560/13.4.335. ISSN 1809-127X.
- ^ Nagadesi, Praveen Kumar (1 December 2018). "Phenotypical studies of lignicolous fungi from Kondapalli hill Central Eastern Ghats, South India". Indian Phytopathology. 71 (4): 589–597. doi:10.1007/s42360-018-0090-3. ISSN 2248-9800.
- ^ Fischer, Alison L.; Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Klironomos, John N.; Malcolm, Jay R. (3 December 2015). "Fruiting body and molecular rDNA sampling of fungi in woody debris from logged and unlogged boreal forests in northeastern Ontario". Ecoscience. 19 (4): 374–390. doi:10.2980/19-4-3513.
- ^ Shirouzu, Takashi; Hirose, Dai; Tokumasu, Seiji (1 October 2012). "Host tree-recurrence of wood-decaying Dacrymycetes". Fungal Ecology. 5 (5): 562–570. Bibcode:2012FunE....5..562S. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2012.01.006. ISSN 1754-5048.