Gymnascella dankaliensis is a moderate to slow growing fungus commonly found in the soil of warmer climates.
[1][2] It is characterized by round yellow, orange or red-brown ascospores encircled by undifferentiated filaments.
Colonies first appear white, then turn a pale yellow or olive and as they mature become yellow-brown to orange brown.
Gymnascella dankaliensis has been reported in the soil of climates and the marine sponge Halichondria japonica.
[2][6] Since the late 1990s, multiple cytotoxic compounds have been isolated from Gymnascella dankaliensis such as: