Cryptococcus macerans

Fungi · Basidiomycota · Tremellomycetes · Tremellales · Tremellaceae

rank

species

observation frequency

Mushroom Observer 7

GBIF 156

Counts record how often the species has been seen, not how rare it is. Sampling is heavily concentrated in Europe and North America.

threat status

not evaluated

description

A bright orange colored yeast that appears as slimy colonies on decaying wood. While not as dangerous to humans as other members of it's genus - infections in people have been recorded:

records held

0