Taxonomy

Red List Status -


Description

Fruiting body:an extensively lobed jelly fungus which usually has a central point of attachment;20-100 mm radius;the texture is soft, gelatinized and moist to touch; it is generally a transluscent white colour.

Flesh: gelatinous and white, it is thicker when wet.

Spores: ovoid to ellipsoid, 10 – 16 × 7 – 8 µm.

Notes: There are other species of Tremella, but none has the combination of prominent leaf like lobes and white colours that distinguish this species. This Tremella parasitizes other fungi, thought to be Peniophora. It is reported to be edible.

Patrick Leonard 2019

Geographical distribution