''Calocera'' is a

fungal A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...

genus in the

Dacrymycetes The Dacrymycetes are a class of fungi in the Basidiomycota. The class currently contains the single order Dacrymycetales, with a second proposed order Unilacrymales now treated at the family level. The order contains four families and has a cosmo ...

order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species.

Etymology

''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn, which also describes its similarity with the horn of an animal.http://www.mushroomdiary.co.uk/2011/10/yellow-stagshorn-fungus/ Mushroom Diary, retrieved 20 January 2021

Species

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Calocera australis ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera bambusicola ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera cornea ''Calocera cornea'' is a jelly fungus that grows on decaying wood. It is a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia. Its yellow, finger-like, tapering basidiocarps are somewhat gelatin ...

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Calocera furcata ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera fusca ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera glossoides ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera guepinioides ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera lutea ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera pallidospathulata ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera sinensis ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera viscosa ''Calocera viscosa'', commonly known as the yellow stagshorn, is a jelly fungus, a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia. It has bright orange, yellow or occasionally white branchi ...

References

Dacrymycetes {{Agaricomycotina-stub