''Calocera'' is a

fungal A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the tradit ...

genus in the

Dacrymycetes The Dacrymycetes are a class of fungi in the Basidiomycota. The class currently contains the single order Dacrymycetales, with a second proposed order Unilacrymales now treated at the family level. The order contains four families and has a cosm ...

order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species.

Etymology

''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn, which also describes its similarity with the horn of an animal.http://www.mushroomdiary.co.uk/2011/10/yellow-stagshorn-fungus/ Mushroom Diary, retrieved 20 January 2021

Species

*'' Calocera australis'' *'' Calocera bambusicola'' *'' Calocera clavata'' *''

Calocera cornea ''Calocera cornea'' is a jelly fungus that grows on decaying wood. It is a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterized by their unique "tuning fork" basidia. Its yellow, finger-like, tapering basidiocarps are somewhat gelati ...

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Calocera furcata ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera fusca ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera glossoides ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera guepinioides ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera lutea ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera pallidospathulata ''Calocera pallidospathulata'' is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of pale stagshorn. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, pale yellow, and spathulate (widening towards the ...

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Calocera sinensis ''Calocera'' is a fungal genus in the Dacrymycetes order. It is widely distributed and contains 15 species. Etymology ''Calocera'' is derived from the Greek words ''kalós'', "beautiful", and ''kéras'', "horn". In English it is called stagshorn ...

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Calocera viscosa ''Calocera viscosa'' is a species of fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. In the United Kingdom, it has the recommended English name of yellow stagshorn. In North America it is variously called coral jelly fungus, jelly staghorn, yellow fals ...

References

Dacrymycetes {{Agaricomycotina-stub