Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus
(Dacryopinax spathularia)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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Description |
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Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus is a widespread but not common edible fungus. It occurs in southern Africa, southern and eastern Asia, Australia, and North and South America. In the United States it occurs east of the Great Plains and in the Pacific Northwest. It grows on dead, well-rotted wood from which the bark has been removed (decorticated). It appears in groups or clusters, often in dense rows in a crack in the wood. It obtains its nutrients from decaying plant matter (saprobic). The fruiting body is fan-shaped or spatula-shaped, ⅜″ to 1″ (10 to 25 mm) tall, 3⁄16″ to ⅜″ (5 to 10 mm) wide. It has a rubbery to gelatinous texture and it can be yellowish-orange to orange or reddish-orange to orange. There is a cylindrical, stalk-like base but the stalk cannot be differentiated from the rest of the structure. The flesh is edible but too small, insubstantial, and bland to bother with. The spore print is yellow. |
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Habitat and Hosts |
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Dead, debarked wood |
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Biology |
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July through October |
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Widespread but not common |
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Taxonomy |
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| Phylum | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
| Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
| Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
| Phylum | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
| Subphylum | Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) | ||
| Class | Dacrymycetes | ||
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Dacrymycetales | ||
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Dacrymycetaceae | ||
Genus |
Dacryopinax | ||
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Common Names |
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Fan-shaped Jelly Fungus |
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Glossary
Saprobic
Obtaining nutrients from non-living organic matter, such as decaying plant or animal matter.
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| acryopinax spathularia jelly fungus (Fungi - Dacrymycetaceae) DiegoDCvids |
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May 22, 2015 Dacryopinax spathularia - syn.Guepinia spathularia - jelly fungus - Fungo Geléia (Fungi - Basidiomycota - Dacrymycetes - Dacrymycetales - Dacrymycetaceae) Fungo alaranjado, Biodiversidade, Biodiversity, Nature videos, Vídeos de Natureza, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Santa Catarina, Brasil Synonyms: Merulius spathularius, Guepinia spathularia, Cantharellus spathularius, Guepiniopsis spathularia Agradecimentos pela ajuda na Taxonomia para Taynah França original videos filmings, 3D modelings, arts animations created and directed by Diego da Cruz Pereira (DiegoDCvids) |
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| Dacryopinax Spathularia - Fungi Ant Lad |
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Sep 15, 2018 Collected 4 of these, all growing, there is a fifth one now aswell. These are an edible jelly fungi and often grow in clusters. You will usually find these on your steps outside, your deck, rotting wood in general, etc. I hope you have enjoyed this! Just a young lad who likes ants! :D |
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| Dacryopinax spathularia jelly fungus (fungi-Dacrymycetaceae) Raj Kumar |
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