Calocera pallidospathulata D.A. Reid
(Pale Stagshorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn)
GenusCalocera (stagshorn fungi)
FamilyDACRYMYCETACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderDACRYMYCETALES (an order of jelly fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn) :
1: Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn)
26 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on very rotten fallen branch, probably Ash or Chestnut
Image 1: Fruitbodies - dryImage 2: Fruitbodies - dry (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - dry (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies - dry - close-upImage 5: Fruitbodies - freshImage 6: Fruitbodies - fresh - close-upImage 7: Fruitbodies - fresh - close-up (2)Image 8: Fruitbodies - fresh - close-up (3)Image 9: Fruitbodies - fresh - close-up (4)Image 10: BasidiaImage 11: Basidia (2)Image 12: Basidia (3)Image 13: SporesImage 14: Spores (2)Image 15: Spores (3)
2: Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn)
15 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on dead douglas fir
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies (4)
3: Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn)
28 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ - enlarged (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1991 BMS MAPPING SCHEME: Calocera pallido-spathulata Reid Mycologist Vol 05 (1): 48.
Ing, B. 1990 Profiles of Fungi No. 25: Calocera pallidospathulata Reid. Mycologist Vol 4 (1): 34.
Ingold, C.T. 1983 Basidiospore germination and conidium development in Dacrymycetales TBMS Vol 81 (3): 563-571.

Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn)
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