Tremellaceae Tremella ramalinae Lichenicolous basidiomycete Parasitic on Ramalina species. Photographs on Ramalina fastigiata Gelatinous pinkish galls that become yellowish or reddish brown as they mature. Galls (basidiomata) 0.4-3mm diameter with constricted base, convex and disc-shaped becoming tuberculate. Basidia 23-34 x 8-14 µm, inversely pear-shaped with two transverse septa. The upper cell has one longitudinal septum, the lower cell is elongated with a stalk-like base. Micrographs below. Similar: T. tuckerae. Basidia with single longitudinal or oblique septum

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Tremella ramalinae
Photographs: Broadstone and Kingston Lacy, Dorset. November 2023, March 2024