Its coral-like basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically a yellowish off-white and have a gelatinous and elastic texture.

Found in eastern North America, in humid environments amongst rotting logs of deciduous trees, particularly oaks, it is often observed growing throughout the months of August to September.

[1] The white coral jelly fungus was first described in 1873 by British mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley as a variety, var.

In 2003 British mycologist Peter Roberts re-examined the species and transferred it to the genus Sebacina.

[2] Fruit bodies of the white coral jelly fungus are composed of multiple, erect, coalescing, hollow lobes or branches arising from a central point.