Close-up of jelly mushrooms Dacrymyces(?) on black Sordariomycetes crust fungus on rotting oak wood on Kiwanis Nature Trail. College Station, Texas

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College Station, Texas, December 13 - 14, 2021

Album 3080: College Station, Texas, December 13 - 14, 2021

The image presents a close-up view of jelly mushrooms, likely belonging to the genus Dacrymyces, which have formed on top of a black Sordariomycetes crust fungus growing on rotting oak wood. The photograph was taken at the Kiwanis Nature Trail in College Station, Texas, on December 14, 2021.

**Mushroom Characteristics**

* The mushrooms are small and irregularly shaped.
* They have a translucent, gelatinous appearance with a brownish color.
* Some of the mushrooms appear to be clustered together, while others are scattered across the surface of the crust fungus.

**Crust Fungus Characteristics**

* The Sordariomycetes crust fungus is dark brown or black in color.
* It has a rough, irregular texture and appears to have grown on top of rotting oak wood.
* The fungus covers much of the surface area visible in the image, with the mushrooms growing on top of it.

**Background**

* The background of the image shows more of the rotting oak wood that the crust fungus is growing on.
* The wood is also dark brown or black and appears to be decaying.
* There are some small pieces of debris scattered around the edges of the image, but they do not appear to be related to the mushrooms or fungi.

**Overall Impression**

The image provides a detailed view of the interaction between different types of fungi growing on rotting oak wood. The Sordariomycetes crust fungus appears to be providing a substrate for the growth of the jelly mushrooms, which are likely obtaining nutrients from the decaying wood. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Primer plano de hongos en forma de jalea Dacrymyces (?) sobre el hongo negro Sordariomycetes en la costra en madera de roble podrido en el Sendero de la Naturaleza Kiwanis. College Station, Texas, 14 de diciembre de 2021. La imagen presenta una vista en primer plano de hongos en forma de jalea, que probablemente pertenezcan al género Dacrymyces, que se han formado sobre un hongo negro Sordariomycetes en la costra que crece sobre madera de roble podrido. La fotografía fue tomada en el Sendero de la Naturaleza Kiwanis en College Station, Texas, el 14 de diciembre de 2021. **Características del hongo** * Los hongos son pequeños y de forma irregular. * Tienen una apariencia translúcida y gelatinosa con un color parduzco. * Algunos de los hongos parecen agrupados, mientras que otros están dispersos por la superficie del hongo en costra. **Características del hongo en costra** * El hongo Sordariomycetes en costra es de color marrón oscuro o negro. * Tiene una textura áspera e irregular y parece haber crecido sobre madera de roble podrido. * El hongo cubre gran parte del área superficial visible en la imagen, con los hongos creciendo encima. **Antecedentes** * En el fondo de la imagen se puede ver más madera de roble podrido sobre la que está creciendo el hongo en costra. * La madera también es de color marrón oscuro o negro y parece estar descomponiéndose. * Hay algunos pequeños trozos de escombros dispersos alrededor del borde de la imagen, pero no parecen estar relacionados con los hongos o las setas. **Impresión general** La imagen proporciona una vista detallada de la interacción entre diferentes tipos de hongos que crecen en madera de roble podrido. El hongo Sordariomycetes en costra parece proporcionar un sustrato para el crecimiento de los hongos en forma de jalea, que probablemente obtienen nutrientes de la madera en descomposición. – Spanish translation

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