Calostoma
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Calostoma is a genus of 29 species of gasteroid fungi in the suborder Sclerodermatineae. Like other gasteroid fungi, Calostoma do not have the spore discharge mechanism associated with typical gilled
The outer tissue layer of Calostoma cinnabarinum (shown) is gelatinous.
Calostoma fuscum
Calostoma cinnabarinum showing peristome and exposed gleba
Calostoma cinnabarinum
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Calostoma cinnabarinum, commonly known as the red slimy-stalked puffball, stalked puffball-in-aspic, or gelatinous stalked-puffball, is a species of gasteroid fungus in the family Sclerodermataceae. I
Specimen showing the gelatinous layer and amphibian egg-like appearance
Calostoma lutescens (above) is taller, and has a yellow spore case. C. ravenelii (below) lacks the red color and gelatinous coating of C. cinnabarinum.
Calostoma lutescens Gatewood Reservoir 2012