Dacrymyces spathularia

Dacrymyces spathularia
Dacrymyces spathularia, Australia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Dacrymycetes
Order: Dacrymycetales
Family: Dacrymycetaceae
Genus: Dacrymyces
Species:
D. spathularia
Binomial name
Dacrymyces spathularia
(Schwein.) Alvarenga
Synonyms
  • Cantharellus spathularia (Schwein.) Schwein.
  • Dacryopinax spathularia (Schwein.) G.W. Martin
  • Dacryopinax spathularia f. agariciformis (Lloyd) D.A. Reid
  • Guepinia agariciformis Lloyd
  • Guepinia spathularia (Schwein.) Fr.
  • Guepinia spathularia f. alba G.W. Martin
  • Guepiniopsis spathularia (Schwein.) Pat.
  • Masseeola spathulata (Schwein.) Kuntze
  • Merulius spathularia Schwein.

Dacrymyces spathularia is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, frequently spathulate (spoon-shaped), and grow on wood, mainly in the tropics and subtropics. The fungus is edible and is commercially cultivated for use as an additive in the food industry.

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