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''Dacrymyces chrysospermus'' is a species of jelly fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the UK it has the recommended English name of orange jelly spot; in North America it is known as orange jelly or orange witch's butter. The species is saprotrophic and grows on dead coniferous wood. Basidiocarps are gelatinous, bright orange, and extremely variable in shape, but typically stoutly stipitate with a spoon- or cup-shaped, spore-bearing head. They are frequently erumpent in groups, often coalescing to form complex masses up to across. ''Dacrymyces chrysospermus'' was originally described from New England, but is said to have a worldwide distribution. Microscopically it is distinguished from most other species of ''
Dacrymyces
''Dacrymyces'' is a genus of fungi in the family Dacrymycetaceae. Species are saprotrophs and occur on dead wood. Their distribution is worldwide. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are ceraceous to gelatinous, often yellow to orange, and typically dis ...
'' by its comparatively large (18–23 by 6.5–8 µm
The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...
), 7- septate basidiospores
A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi, a grouping that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts. Basidiospores typically each contain one haploid nucleus that is the product of meiosis, and they are pro ...
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Dacrymycetes Fungi of North America Fungi of Europe Fungi described in 1873 Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis {{Agaricomycotina-stub