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Status
Found in clusters/groups on rotting hardwoods or conifers.
Description
Fruiting body: 1/32 to 1/16" (.5 to 1/5 mm]. Round to cushion-shaped on short, stout stalk. Smooth. Gelatinous. Some appear translucent. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)
Map Snapshot
14 Records
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Dacrymyces capitatus (close-up of fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Identified by Gary Lincoff.
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Bonnie Ott.
Dacrymyces capitatus on hardwood log in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015).
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Joanne Solem.
Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Serenella Linares via iNaturalist.
Dacrymyces capitatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Matthew Beziat.
Spores of Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.
Spores collected from a Dacrymyces capitatus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Sausage-shaped with small oil drops; measured 11.5-4.9 microns.
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Robert Solem.