Dacrymyces chrysospermus is a species of jelly fungus in the family Dacrymycetaceae.

The basidiocarps are gelatinous, bright orange, and extremely variable in shape, but typically stoutly stipitate with a spoon- or cup-shaped, spore-bearing head.

They are frequently erumpent in groups, often coalescing to form complex masses up to 6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) across.

[3] Microscopically it is distinguished from most other species of Dacrymyces by its comparatively large (18–23 by 6.5–8 μm), 7-septate basidiospores.

[3][4] Tremella mesenterica and Naematelia aurantia are macroscopically identical to D. chrysospermus but can easily be separated by their growth on hardwood as well as their microscopic characteristics.