Common Jelly Spot vs Orange Jelly Spot

Dacrymyces stillatus compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

Common Jelly Spot is Least Concern while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Jelly Spot	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order same	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family same	Dacrymycetaceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus same	Dacrymyces	Dacrymyces
Species	Dacrymyces stillatus	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Jelly Spot and Orange Jelly Spot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dacrymyces.

View Genus: Dacrymyces

Conservation Status

Common Jelly Spot

LC — Least Concern

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Jelly Spot	Orange Jelly Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Common Jelly Spot

<em>Dacrymyces stillatus</em>, commonly known as the common jelly spot, is a saprotrophic fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, with records from five European countries and North America. The species typically grows on damp, dead, or decaying wood, particularly coniferous timber, forming small, gelatinous, orange-yellow cushions or pustules on the substrate surface. As a saprotrophic wood-decay fungus, it contributes to nutrient cycling and the decomposition of woody material in temperate forest ecosystems. The bright gelatinous fruiting bodies make it a conspicuous species when encountered on wet wood in cool, humid conditions. Diet information for this species is not available in current records. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.