Calocera viscosa (Pers.) Fr.
(Yellow Stagshorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalocera viscosa (Yellow 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 viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn) :
1: Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)
10 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
in sawdust
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - in situImage 4: Basidia - magnifiedImage 5: Basidia - magnified (2)Image 6: Spores - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - magnified (2)Image 8: Spores - magnified (3)Image 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)
21 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Scots Pine
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies - dryImage 3: FruitbodyImage 4: Fruitbody - dryImage 5: Fruitbody - dry - tips - close-upImage 6: Fruitbody - tips - close-upImage 7: Fruitbody - tips - close-up (2)Image 8: BasidiaImage 9: Basidia in hymeniumImage 10: Basidia in hymenium (2)Image 11: Basidia in hymenium (3)Image 12: BasidiumImage 13: Basidium with developing sporesImage 14: Context hyphaeImage 15: HymeniumImage 16: SporesImage 17: Spores (2)Image 18: Spores (3)Image 19: Spores (4)
3: Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)
16 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ
4: Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)
28 Sep 1973 OSGR: SE98 54° 20’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1983 Basidiospore germination and conidium development in Dacrymycetales TBMS Vol 81 (3): 563-571.
Roberts 1994 Profiles of Fungi No. 61: Calocera viscosa (Pers:Fr.) Fr. var cavarae (Bres.) McNabb Mycologist Vol 08 (2): 61.

Calocera viscosa (Yellow 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 viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn)
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