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Calocera cornea is a jelly fungus that grows on decaying wood. It is a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia. Its yellow, finger-like, tapering basidiocarps are somewhat gelatinous in texture.
Source: Wikipedia
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Distribution
Widespread and very common everywhere
Habitat
On a wide variety of decaying wood, including conifers but especially Fagus
Fruiting Body
Single pointed, smooth, unbranched clubs up to 1cm high and 1-2mm wide. Often in rows or small groups.
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| Width | 0.1 - 0.2 cm |
Spores
With one septum, basidia tuning fork shaped
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| Type | inamyloid |
| Shape | Ellipsoid, Allantoid |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 7-10 x 2.5-4 μm |
Confirmed
Unconfirmed
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Dacrymycetes
- ↳ Order: Dacrymycetales
- ↳ Family: Dacrymycetaceae
- ↳ Genus: Calocera
Synonyms
- Calocera cornea (Batsch ex Fr.) Fr.
- Calocera cornea f. palmata (Schum. ex Pers.) Neuhoff
- Calocera cornea var. minima Coker
- Calocera nigripes Syd. apud Wildeman
- Calocera palmata (Schum. ex Pers.) Fr.
- Calocera palmata (Schumach.) Fr.
- Calocera pilipes Schw.
- Calocera rufa Lloyd
- Calocera striata (Hoffm.) Fr.
- Calocera stricta f. truncorum Fr.
- Calocera vermicularis Lloyd
- Caloceras aculeiformis (Bull. ex St Amans) Wallr.
- Calopposis damae-cornis Lloyd
- Calopposis nodulosa Lloyd
- Clavaria aculeiformis Bull. ex St Amans
- Clavaria cornea Batsch
- Clavaria striata Hoffm.
- Corynoides cornea (Batsch ex Fr.) S.F. Gray
- Corynoides cornea (Batsch) Gray
- Tremella aculeiformis (Bull. ex St Amans) Pers.
- Tremella palmata Schum. ex Pers.
- Tremella palmata Schumach.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 2. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.
