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Jelly fungus

Photo by MartinL
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Description:

A bright yellow jelly fungus growing on very damp dead wood. They are all host to tiny insects (collembola?). It apppears to grow with a stem or out the side of a vertical branch.

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Comments (4)
MartinL
This is found on hardwood in native habitat forest. Thank you for your information Gully and Leuba and Subin.
gully.moy
Hardwood or Conifer? Tremella for the former, otherwise Dacrymyces as Subin suggested.
Leuba Ridgway
Lovely shots, Martin. I am amazed at the little Springtails that are around fungi- noticed them only this year.
Subin S
Dacrymyces palmatus , I think

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