View source for Phil Bendle Collection:Tremella mesenterica (Witches butter)

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'''Kingdom:''' Fungi<br />
'''Division:''' Basidiomycota<br />
'''Subdivision:''' Agaricomycotina<br />
'''Class:''' Tremellomycetes<br />
'''Order:''' Tremellales<br />
'''Family:''' Tremellaceae<br />
'''Genus:''' Tremella<br />
'''Species:''' T. mesenterica<br />
'''Binomial name:''' Tremella mesenterica<br />
'''Synonyms''': Helvella mesenterica, Tremella lutescens, Tremella quercina, Exidia candida, Tremella albida, Tremella candida, Hormomyces aurantiacus<br />
'''Common names:''' Witches butter, Yellow brain fungus, Golden jelly fungus, Yellow trembler,

Tremella mesenterica is a common jelly fungus found on dead branches. It is a species which is parasitic on the mycelium of species of Peniophora which are a wood decay fungi (resupinate crust fungi). Tremella mesenterica occurs in deciduous and mixed forests and it has cosmopolitan distribution throughout temperate and tropical regions. It is present in New Zealand.<br />
The fruit body is a gelatinous, golden yellow and of an irregular shape. It has a surface that is greasy or slimy when damp. It grows in crevices of the bark of dead branches and appears during rain. In dry conditions, it dries into a thin orange film or shrivelled mass which is capable of reviving after subsequent rain. It can grow up to 7.5 cm broad and 2.5 to 5.0 cm high.

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