Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1489415 - Psn: 20)

Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> (close-up of fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Identified by Gary Lincoff. (Photo ID: 42806 - Psn: 30)

Dacrymyces capitatus (close-up of fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Identified by Gary Lincoff.

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<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> on hardwood log in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). (Photo ID: 42807 - Psn: 40)

Dacrymyces capitatus on hardwood log in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015).

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<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350631 - Psn: 40)

Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 421058 - Psn: 66)

Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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<em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 308926 - Psn: 78)

Dacrymyces capitatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spore print of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1489420 - Psn: 90)

Spore print of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Spores of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1489423 - Psn: 101)

Spores of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Spores of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Spores of <em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350632 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spores collected from a <em>Dacrymyces capitatus</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Sausage-shaped with small oil drops; measured 11.5-4.9 microns. (Photo ID: 42808 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Dacrymyces capitatus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Sausage-shaped with small oil drops; measured 11.5-4.9 microns.

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Status

Found in clusters/groups on rotting hardwoods or conifers.

Description

Fruiting body: 1/32 to 1/16" (.5 to 1/5 mm]. Round to cushion-shaped on short, stout stalk. Smooth. Gelatinous. Some appear translucent. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Dacrymyces capitatus (close-up of fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Identified by Gary Lincoff. View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Dacrymyces capitatus on hardwood log in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (4/24/2020). (c) Serenella Linares, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Serenella Linares via iNaturalist.

Dacrymyces capitatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/23/2020). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Spore print of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Spores of Yellow Hat Jelly in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Cindi Fitzgerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cin579 via iNaturalist.

Spores of Dacrymyces capitatus in Howard Co., Maryland (12/30/2015). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores collected from a Dacrymyces capitatus specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (12/18/2015). Sausage-shaped with small oil drops; measured 11.5-4.9 microns. View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.