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Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus

Dacrymyces spathularia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 75, February 74, March 161, April 135, May 186, June 68, July 64, August 10, September 11, October 11, November 29, December 41.
Australia865
Pennsylvania785
Texas451
New South Wales439
Queensland350
Mexico305
China255
South Africa199
India188
Brazil170

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Jelly fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically jelly fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassDacrymycetes
OrderDacrymycetales
FamilyDacrymycetaceae
GenusDacrymyces

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