Dacrymyces stillatus Nees
(Common Jellyspot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot)
GenusDacrymyces (jelly spots)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1983 Basidiospore germination and conidium development in Dacrymycetales TBMS Vol 81 (3): 563-571.

Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot)

An exceedingly common jelly fungus which forms soft yellow, red or orange spots on damp (mainly) coniferous wood, including worked wood where it causes great damage.

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