Dacrymyces stillatus Nees
(Common Jellyspot)

Interactions where Dacrymyces stillatus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/Ireland [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood (worked) UK/Ireland [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedwood (worked)

Interactions where Dacrymyces stillatus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
fruitbody is associate of UK/Ireland Itersonilia perplexans Chrysanthemum Petal Blight - causative organism Cystofilobasidiales: Cystofilobasidiaceae Itersonilia, Ingold, C.T., 1991
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Cystofilobasidiales/Cystofilobasidiaceae/Itersonilia perplexans/Itersonilia perplexanschrysanthemum petal blight (causative organism) Fungus / associateUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotfruitbody is associated with fruitbody
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed basidiome is decayed by basidiome Tulasnella anguifera a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella anguifera/Tulasnella anguiferaa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotdead, decayedbasidiome basidiome is saprobic on dead, decayed basidiome
(live) live basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome Tulasnella pinicola a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella pinicola/Tulasnella pinicolaa basidiomycete fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotlivebasidiome internal basidiome parasitises live basidiome
(live) live basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome UK/Ireland Tremella giraffa a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella giraffa/Tremella giraffaa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotlivebasidiome internal basidiome parasitises live basidiome
(live) live basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome ForeignQuestionable Tremella obscura a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella obscura/Tremella obscuraa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspot?livebasidiome internal basidiome parasitises live basidiome
(live) live basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome UK/Ireland Tremella penetrans a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporina, Roberts, P., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella penetrans/Tremella penetransa brain fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotlivebasidiome internal basidiome parasitises live basidiome
hymenium (live) live hymenium of basidiome is parasitised by internal basidiome Tulasnella thelephorea a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella thelephorea/Tulasnella thelephoreaa basidiomycete fungusinternalbasidiome Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Dacrymyces stillatus/Dacrymyces stillatuscommon jellyspotlivehymeniumbasidiome internal basidiome parasitises live hymenium of basidiome

Author & YearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T., 1991ItersoniliaMycologist Vol 05 (1): 35-37.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Roberts, P., 2007British Tremella species IV: Tremella obscura, T. penetrans, T. giraffa & T. polyporinaField Mycology Vol 8 (4): 127-133.

Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot)
GenusDacrymyces (jelly spots)
FamilyDACRYMYCETACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderDACRYMYCETALES (an order of jelly fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1983 Basidiospore germination and conidium development in Dacrymycetales TBMS Vol 81 (3): 563-571.

Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1998 Ballistosporic basidia Mycologist Vol 12 (2): 50-52.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot):

An exceedingly common jelly fungus which forms soft yellow, red or orange spots on damp (mainly) coniferous wood, including worked wood where it causes great damage.

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