Dacrymyces stillatus
common jelly spot

- Scientific identification
- Dacrymyces stillatus Nees
- Family
- Dacrymycetaceae
- Class
- Dacrymycetes
- Genus
- Dacrymyces
Names across languages
- English: common jelly spot
- German: Zerfließende Gallertträne
- Finnish: Lahotipakka
- Estonian: Tava-pisarseen
- Russian: Дакримицес исчезающий
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2025-11-23.
Hymenium
N/A in the usual sense (gelatinous basidiocarp without typical gills or pores)
Cap
Absent in typical format — fruit bodies are small, cushion-shaped or blob-like, gelatinous orange-yellow turning brown/red with age
Stipe
Absent or extremely rudimentary
Spore print
Spore print (basidiospores produced in situ)
Ecology
Saprobic on decaying wood of both hardwoods and conifers, fruiting whenever damp
Edibility
Too small and gelatinous to be of culinary value
Fruit body
Fruit bodyv Very small, can appear larger when merged
Dimensions
Cap/fruit body size ∅ ~1–5 mm (blobs/cushions)
Flesh
Flesh gelatinous, translucent to orange-yellow, unchanging when cut
Chemical reactions
No reagent reaction
Microscopy
Spores sausage-shaped or elongated (14–17×~5–6µm); 3-septate at maturity, basidia Y-shaped and chains of arthrospores present
Overview
Tiny orange-gelatinous cushions or blobs on decaying wood, often merging into irregular masses
1816). Syst. Pilze (Würzburg): 89 (’1816-17′).
Field encounters
23/Nov/2025, 3:41 PM
Kadrioru park, Tallinn, Harjumaa, Eesti
Urban park, on decaying old hardwood stump (asexual form)
59°26'13.0"N 24°47'29.0"E
🌡️ 5°C ⛅ Sun rays with low laying clouds, after couple frosty days 💨 Wind 190° S->N, 9 km/h
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