Multiple choice

Basidia are specialised end-cells on which the fungi that possess them produce their spores. Which of the following fungi is characterised by their unique tuning fork basidia?

  1. Morchella

  2. Ergot

  3. Calocera cornea

  4. Cloud ear fungus

  5. Dibotryon morbosum

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Explanation

Calocera cornea is a jelly fungus that grows on decaying wood. It is a member of the Dacrymycetales, an order of fungi characterised by their unique "tuning fork" basidia.