Phaeotremella foliacea

(Pers.) Wedin, J.C.Zamora & Millanes · species

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Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Phaeotremella

At a glance

Occurrence records5 194

Data sources6

Biological traits0

DNA specimens11

eDNA detections40

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Phaeotremella foliacea's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility5 194 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI40 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics11 specimens↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF5 194 records

Environmental DNA7 datasets · 7 countries40 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD11 specimens

01Narrative

Phaeotremella foliacea (synonym Tremella foliacea) is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae. It produces brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and is parasitic on the mycelium of Stereum sanguinolentum, a fungus that grows on dead attached and recently fallen branches of conifers. It is widespread in north temperate regions. In the UK it has the recommended English name leafy brain and has also been called jelly leaf and brown witch's butter. Prior to 2017, the name Tremella foliacea was also applied to similar-looking species on broadleaf trees, now distinguished as Phaeotremella frondosa and Phaeotremella fimbriata.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding11 specimens

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 Phaeotremella foliacea has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens11

Marker genes3

eDNA detections40

Countries7

Marker genes sequenced

★ 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.

★ITS★ITS1★ITS2

fungal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type5 194 records

Wild obs. + sensor4 644

Museum / vouchered534

Other16

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO13 852 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 666≤1 km 488≤10 km 2 022>10 km 95

4 271 georeferenced · 373 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor4 644

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 accuracy84% within 1 km

≤100 m 69≤1 km 309≤10 km 51>10 km 23

452 georeferenced · 82 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence534

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 institutions16 of 32 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	275
Helsinki, FI	84
Oulu, FI	35
TROMlocation not on record	21
San Sebastián, ES	20
BDBClocation not on record	12
Trondheim, NO	11
Toronto, CA	9
LDlocation not on record	5
GJOlocation not on record	3
Metsähallituslocation not on record	3
Göteborg, SE	2
Chicago, US	2
Turku, FI	2
Auckland, NZ	2
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record	2
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record	2
nsnflocation not on record	2
Salzburg, AT	2
Staten Island, US	2
Provincia di Livornolocation not on record	1
Tartu, EE	1
Toyota city nature sanctuarylocation not on record	1
Karlsruhe, DE	1
Mérida, ES	1
Stockholm, SE	1
University of Warsawlocation not on record	1
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record	1
Colorado State Universitylocation not on record	1
Gijón, ES	1
PRClocation not on record	1
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record	1

32 institutions · 508 of 534 vouchered records shown · 25 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA40 detections

Where the DNA of Phaeotremella foliacea 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 found40

Studies independent surveys7

Countries7

Verifiable raw sequence linked4

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 40 detections have coordinates

Open the map7 countries0

Coniferous forestunknownBirch sphagnum forestAspen forestplantfungus

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 median14.2 °C 7.70–15.2

Seasonal swing summer↔winter31.6 °C

Max temp (day)18.7 °C 11.4–19.0

Min temp (night)9.20 °C 1.40–10.5

Precipitation58.5 mm/mo 43.7–107

Air humidity56.9 % 53.6–62.0

Moisture balance-56.2 mm/mo -76.3–60.7

Vapour deficit658 Pa 470–754

Wind speed4.00 m/s 2.70–5.10

Cloud cover46.0 % 33.8–51.3

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 21 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.

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Phaeotremella foliacea

At a glance

Sources6 archives

At a glance

Record type5 194 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions16 of 32 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type5 194 records