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Dacrymycetaceae

Dacrymycetaceae

9.9
A group of jelly fungi that grow on rotting wood with forked parts that make spores
  • noun
  • Specialized
: Dacrymycetaceae
  • The Dacrymycetaceae family includes jelly fungi commonly found on decaying wood.

Examples

  • Mycology students learn to identify Dacrymycetaceae by their bifurcate basidia.

  • Several species in Dacrymycetaceae are studied for their unique basidial structure.

  • The Dacrymycetaceae family includes several unique fungi.

  • Researchers discovered a new species of Dacrymycetaceae last year.

  • Mycology students learn to identify Dacrymycetaceae by their bifurcate basidia.

  • Several species in Dacrymycetaceae are studied for their unique basidial structure.

  • The Dacrymycetaceae family includes jelly fungi commonly found on decaying wood.

Surface Forms

Dacrymycetaceae singular
Dacrymycetaceas plural

Etymology

Dacrymycetaceae comes from Greek parts: dacry- meaning 'tear', mycet- meaning 'fungus' which you can think of as 'mushroom', and the ending -aceae meaning 'family' in plant and fungus names. So, the name literally says 'the family of tear-like fungi', which helps you remember that these are jelly-like fungi often seen as small tear-shaped drops on dead wood.