Calocera viscosa is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the United Kingdom, it has the recommended English name of yellow stagshorn. In North America it is variously called coral jelly fungus, jelly staghorn, yellow false coral, yellow tuning fork, and jelly antler.
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Distribution
Widespread and common
Habitat
On rotten conifer stumps
Fruiting Body
Coral-like with upright branches which can end in unbranched two or three-branched tips. 2-8cm tall. Branches fused together at base
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| Surface | Smooth |
Spores
With one internal septum when mature
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| Shape | Ellipsoid, Allantoid |
| Size | 8-10 x 3.5-4.5 μm |
Microscopic Features
Basidia like a tuning fork
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Dacrymycetes
- ↳ Order: Dacrymycetales
- ↳ Family: Dacrymycetaceae
- ↳ Genus: Calocera
Synonyms
- Calocera cavarae Bres.
- Calocera flammea
- Calocera flammea Fr.
- Calocera viscosa (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr.
- Calocera viscosa var. cavarae
- Calocera viscosa var. cavarae (Bres.) McNabb
- Clavaria viscosa Pers.
Reference Sources
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 2. Princeton University Press.
R. Phillips (2006) Mushrooms. Macmillan.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.
