White Jelly Fungus
(Ductifera pululahuana)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
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Minnesota |
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| Occurrence | Widespread but uncommon |
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| Season | July through October |
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| Habitat/Hosts | Decaying wood |
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| Identification | This is a widespread but uncommon jelly fungus. It obtains its nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobic). It is usually found in dense clusters on decaying wood of hardwood trees from which the bark has been removed. Individual fruiting bodies stemless, gelatinous, and more or less fan-shaped when uncrowded. When clustered, the fruiting bodies fuse together and resemble exposed brain. In moist conditions fruiting clusters are white to yellowish, |
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| Taxonomy | Division: |
Basidiomycota (club fungi) |
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Subdivision: |
Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) |
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Class: |
Agaricomycetes (mushroom-forming fungi) |
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Agaricomycetes incertae sedis |
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Order: |
Auriculariales |
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Family: |
Exidiaceae |
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| Synonyms | Exidia alba Exidiopsis alba Gloeotromera alba |
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| Common Names |
Pale Jelly Roll White Brain Fungus White Jelly Fungus |
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Glossary
Saprobic
Obtaining its nutrients from non-living organic matter, such as decaying plant or animal matter.
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Published on Jun 11, 2013 Early June Pennsylvania Fungus |
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| Mark Wegne 6/2/2018 |
Location: Woods near Lilydale Boat Ramp second year I've seen growning on trees in state of decay where bark has peeled away. After rainy days soaking log followed by hot (80+) humid days. White for a week, then brown for a few days, then dried and gone. |
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| Kirk Nelson 7/24/2016 |
Location: Fort Snelling State Park |
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| Ted x 7/20/2014 |
Location: Poconos Mts, PA Jelly brain in poconos pa |
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