Myxarium species
(austrohyalinum)
Description:
gelatinous, whitish, pustular to cerebriform jelly fungus forming scattered to coalescent patches on dead hardwoods. Distinguished by its opaque white calcium‑oxalate granules embedded in the gelatinous flesh.

Basidiocarps: Fruitbodies: gelatinous, pustular, hemispherical, lobed or brain‑like, often coalescing into patches up to 10 cm across. Individual pustules typically 2-20 mm wide.
White inclusions: hard, opaque calcium oxalate granules, 0.5 mm or smaller, visible to the naked eye.
Drying: shrinks to a thin, varnish‑like brown film.
Colour: : hyaline to whitish when fresh; may show pinkish, lilac, or vinaceous‑brown film.

Common name: None
Habitat: On native and introduced trees
Substrate: Saprotrophic on dead hardwoods
Distribution: New Zealand wide
Season: Autumn to early winter
Biostatus: Endemic to New Zealand
Edible: No
Spore print: White
Macro images:
Myxarium species
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Scale= 2.5mm.
 
Myxarium species
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Scale= 3mm.
 
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Scale= 4mm.
 
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