Yellow fungus, Timbiquí, Colombia

The shape somewhat reminds of a jelly fungus, but having some doubts. This seems larger, less slimy, less transparent.

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Christine Young

Lion

Cool! Approximately how large?

There's Tremella mesenterica:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148988931

Also, Naematelia aurantia (larger than T. mesenterica):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/68689158

Both of the above are parasitic on other fungi. But, if the fungus in your picture is big, then it could be some polypore, like Laetiporus sulphureus...But, I've never seen one that looks like this.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64439295 Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Oof, hard to estimate, I think may top to bottom some 5-7cm.
  
  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148988931
  This one confuses me because that species seems to look much different normally. Misidentified?
  
  Your last link is also the direction I was thinking in, but indeed struggling to match it to something looking like this. Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    That example is so different from the others. I agree that it could be misIDed. Or, maybe it's dried out. I don't know.
    
    5-7 cm would be too small for L. sulphureus, though. The fruiting bodies grow up to 90 cm.
    
    This fungus is a head-scratcher. Posted 2 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

An explosion ! Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Yes, but of what exactly :) Posted 2 years ago

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