Ascocoryne sarcoides is a species of fungus in the family Helotiaceae. The species name is derived from the Greek sarkodes (fleshy). Formerly known as Coryne sarcoides, its taxonomical history has been complicated by the fact that it may adopt both sexual and asexual forms. Colloquially known as jelly drops or the purple jellydisc, this common fungus appears as a gelatinous mass of pinkish or purple-colored discs. Distributed widely in North America, Europe and Asia, A. sarcoides is a saprobic fungus and grows in clusters on the trunks and branches of a variety of dead woods. Field studies suggest that colonization by A. sarcoides of the heartwood of black spruce confers some resistance to further infection by rot-causing fungi. A. sarcoides contains the antibiotic compound ascocorynin, shown in the laboratory to inhibit the growth of several Gram-positive bacteria.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Ascocoryne sarcoides across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Ascocoryne sarcoides has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens3
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections8
Countries6
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★ITS10
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceNCBI
The complete instruction manualAscocoryne sarcoides carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Genome size28 500 000 bp
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
BACTERIUM Carsonella ruddii0.00016 Gb
THIS GENOME Ascocoryne sarcoides0.03 Gb
FUNGUS0.04 Gb
INSECT0.25 Gb
HUMAN3.2 Gb
WHEAT17 Gb
FERN Tmesipteris160.45 Gb
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy55% within 1 km
≤100 m 6 677≤1 km 2 987≤10 km 7 629>10 km 208
17 501 georeferenced · 2 232 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor19 733
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy65% within 1 km
≤100 m 60≤1 km 254≤10 km 139>10 km 29
482 georeferenced · 450 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence932
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapnot free-living1
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions39 of 83 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Olocation not on record
116
Copenhagen, DK
49
Catholic University of Pekinglocation not on record
45
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
43
Helsinki, FI
38
TROMlocation not on record
27
Tartu, EE
26
Auckland, NZ
25
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
25
Uppsala, SE
24
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
22
Görlitz, DE
22
Berlin, DE
20
Toronto, CA
19
Karlsruhe, DE
15
Kew, GB
14
Philadelphia, US
13
Joensuu, FI
11
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
11
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
10
ILLSlocation not on record
10
9
Vitoria, ES
9
HabitatVisionlocation not on record
8
Trondheim, NO
8
GJOlocation not on record
7
WU-MYClocation not on record
7
San Sebastián, ES
7
MeiseBGlocation not on record
6
WTUlocation not on record
6
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
6
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
6
Leicester, GB
6
nsnflocation not on record
6
LDlocation not on record
6
Bronx, US
5
Vancouver, CA
5
Bardejov, SK
5
Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record
4
Parkville, AU
4
Hobart, AU
4
Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centrelocation not on record
4
Jyväskylä, FI
4
Oulu, FI
3
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
3
Salzburg, AT
3
Fort Hayslocation not on record
3
Warsaw, PL
3
Kuopio, FI
3
TENN-Flocation not on record
3
Zürich, CH
3
MAlocation not on record
3
Staten Island, US
3
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
3
FAMCALlocation not on record
3
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Researchlocation not on record
2
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
2
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
2
Slovenian Forestry Institutelocation not on record
2
PRClocation not on record
2
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record
2
CJBGlocation not on record
2
Stockholm, SE
2
Göteborg, SE
1
Asheville, US
1
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record
1
JA-CAGPDS-CAMlocation not on record
1
UNINE:NEUlocation not on record
1
DPIlocation not on record
1
Canberra, AU
1
Charles University in Praguelocation not on record
1
Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record
1
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
Davis and Elkins Collegelocation not on record
1
Pullman, US
1
Brisbane, AU
1
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
1
Metsähallituslocation not on record
1
CA
1
BDBClocation not on record
1
Kensington, AU
1
Chicago, US
1
Turku, FI
1
83 institutions · 789 of 932 vouchered records shown · 142 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA8 detections
Where the DNA of Ascocoryne sarcoides was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found8
Studies independent surveys3
Countries6
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 8 detections have coordinates
Open the map6 countries0
Spruce(Softwood) dowel buried in soil of a m…Pine(Softwood) dowel buried in soil of a mix…Birch(Hardwood) dowel buried in soil of a mi…
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median6.70 °C 3.90–10.7
Seasonal swing summer↔winter21.9 °C
Max temp (day)9.80 °C 6.40–15.6
Min temp (night)4.20 °C 1.30–5.90
Precipitation96.5 mm/mo 51.0–371
Air humidity64.6 % 57.8–68.1
Moisture balance49.4 mm/mo 1.10–303
Vapour deficit344 Pa 285–550
Wind speed2.90 m/s 2.40–5.90
Cloud cover50.9 % 29.5–58.5
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 8 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility20 688 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI8 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗