Fungi > Ascomycota > Leotiomycetes > Helotiales > Gelatinodiscaceae > Ascocoryne > Ascocoryne sarcoidesAscocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc)Synonyms: Acrospermum dubium (heterotypic); Acrospermum galeatum; Ascocoryne sarcoides f. tremelloidea; Bulgaria sarcoides (heterotypic); Bulgaria sarcoides f. carnosa; Bulgaria sarcoides f. cellaris; Bulgaria sarcoides f. turbinata; Bulgaria sarcoides sarcoides; Clavaria galeata; Coryne dubia (heterotypic); Coryne sarcoides; Coryne sarcoides var. carnosa; Coryne sarcoides var. dubia; Coryne sarcoides var. javanica; Coryne sarcoides var. turbinata; Coryne sarcoides var. viridescens; Coryne sarcoides var. winteri; Helotium galeatum; Helvella sarcoides; Lichen sarcoides; Octospora sarcoides; Ombrophila sarcoides; Peziza carnosa; Peziza cellaris; Peziza metamorpha var. labyrinthiformis; Peziza sarcoides; Peziza sarcoides sarcoides; Peziza sarcoides var. cellaris; Peziza sarcoides var. cylindrica; Peziza sarcoides var. ferruginea; Peziza sarcoides var. labyrinthiformis; Peziza sarcoides var. lobata; Peziza sarcoides var. obconica; Peziza sarcoides var. turbinata; Peziza tremelloidea; Peziza turbinata (heterotypic); Pirobasidium sarcoides; Scleroderris majuscula; Tremella amethystea; Tremella dubia; Tremella dubia var. amethystea; Tremella dubia var. communis; Tremella galeata; Tremella sarcoides; Tremella sarcoides var. fluxilis; Tremella sarcoides var. galeata; Tremella sarcoides var. vulgaris Ascocoryne sarcoides is a species of fungus in the family Helotiaceae. The species name is derived from the Greek sarkodes (fleshy). Formerly known as Coryne sarcoides, its taxonomical history has been complicated by the fact that it may adopt both sexual and asexual forms. Colloquially known as jelly drops or the purple jellydisc, this common fungus appears as a gelatinous mass of pinkish or purple-colored discs. Distributed widely in North America, Europe and Asia, A. sarcoides is a saprobic fungus and grows in clusters on the trunks and branches of a variety of dead woods. Field studies suggest that colonization by A. sarcoides of the heartwood of black spruce confers some resistance to further infection by rot-causing fungi. A. sarcoides contains the antibiotic compound ascocorynin, sh |
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Borrowdale Woodland Complex |
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1650 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Ebernoe Common |
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581 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Naddle Forest |
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892 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North York Moors |
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108930 |
England, United Kingdom |
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River Eden |
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6087 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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