Dacrymyces palmatus

Giant jelly tear ( Dacrymyces chrysospermus )

The giant jelly tear ( Dacrymyces chrysospermus ) is a species of fungus in the family of tears fungal relatives ( Dacrymycetaceae ). Like most other gelatinous tears it forms gelatinous, yellowish fruit body and grows as Saprobiont on dead, debarked wood. The species is known from the Holarctic and from South Africa and fruktifiziert on the northern hemisphere autumn to winter.

Features

Macroscopic characteristics

The giant jelly tear has cup -, brain - or wavy - misshapen fruiting bodies of gelatinous texture and 1-4 mm diameter single. The Basidiocarpien grow sociable and fuse to form 2-4 cm long structures. They are short -stalked and golden yellow to orange-brown color.

Microscopic characteristics

The spores of the species are narrow elliptic to bent. They are 4-7 microns wide, hyaline and have 3-7 septa.

Ecology and phenology

The giant jelly teardrop is a Saprobiont that grows on dead, preferably damp rotten wood. Mostly it is the substrate for softwood, hardwood, it is only very rarely populated. The fruiting takes place in the Holarctic during the fall and winter.

Dissemination

The giant jelly tear is widespread in the Holarctic and South Africa. The distribution center is in the Holarctic located in the temperate zone and in submontane documents.

Swell

• Armin Kaiser, German Josef Krieglsteiner: General section. Mushroom Fungi: jelly, bark, sting and pore mushrooms. In: GJ Krieglsteiner (eds. ): The Great Mushrooms of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 1, Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-8001-3528-8.