''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.
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Etymology
''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn".[http://www.mushroomdiary.co.uk/2011/10/yellow-stagshorn-fungus/ Mushroom Diary, retrieved 20 January 2021]
Species
*''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 clavata''
*''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 fusca''
*'' Calocera glossoides''
*'' Calocera guepinioides''
*'' Calocera lutea''
*'' Calocera pallidospathulata''
*'' Calocera sinensis''
*''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 ...
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References
Dacrymycetes
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