Maryland Biodiversity Project - Dacrymyces capitatus

Dacrymyces capitatus Schweinitz

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Dacrymycetes > Order Dacrymycetales > Family Dacrymycetaceae > Genus Dacrymyces Dacrymyces capitatus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/17858

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.)

Records:

There are 14 records in the project database.

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<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> (close-up of fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Identified by Gary Lincoff. (Photo ID: 42806 - Psn: 30)

Dacrymyces capitatus (close-up of fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Identified by Gary Lincoff. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> on hardwood log in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). (Photo ID: 42807 - Psn: 40)

Dacrymyces capitatus on hardwood log in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350631 - Psn: 40)

Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 421058 - Psn: 66)

Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 308926 - Psn: 78)

Dacrymyces capitatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Spores of <em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350632 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Sausage-shaped with small oil drops; measured 11.5-4.9 microns. (Photo ID: 42808 - Psn: 200)

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. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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