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Orange Jelly Spot Irregular, brain-like, gelatinous blobs that were orange-yellow in color. Some were more liquefied than others. Fruiting bodies were 5-20mm in size. Growing on a rotting, decorticated conifer in a mixed forest. Dacrymyces chrysospermus,Dacrymyces palmatus,Fall,Geotagged,Orange Jelly Spot,United States,fungi,fungus,jelly fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Orange Jelly Spot

Irregular, brain-like, gelatinous blobs that were orange-yellow in color. Some were more liquefied than others. Fruiting bodies were 5-20mm in size. Growing on a rotting, decorticated conifer in a mixed forest.

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    Christine Young
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    ''Dacrymyces palmatus'' has been deprecated. The species ID for this fungus is now Dacrymyces chrysospermus. Is there a way to fix the ID? Posted 8 years ago

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The Dacrymycetes chrysospermus

''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; in North America it is known as orange jelly or orange witch's butter.

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Similar species: Dacrymycetales
Species identified by morpheme
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 21, 2018. Captured Oct 11, 2017 10:16 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.