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Purse Oysters
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Purse Oysters

Isognomon

(For the tree oyster mushroom, see Pleurotus ostreatus.)

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17 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Flat Tree Oyster

speciesIsognomon alatus

Black purse shell

speciesIsognomon californicus

Brown Purse Shell

speciesIsognomon perna

Two-toned Tree Oyster

speciesIsognomon bicolor

Round Toothed Oyster

speciesIsognomon ephippium

Elongate Toothed Oyster

speciesIsognomon isognomum

Irregular Toothed Oyster

speciesIsognomon legumen

Radial Purse Oyster

speciesIsognomon radiatus

Little Toothed Oyster

speciesIsognomon nucleus

Isognomon maxillatus

speciesIsognomon maxillatus

Thin Purse Oyster

speciesIsognomon janus

Isognomon incisus

speciesIsognomon incisus

Purple Purse Oyster

speciesIsognomon recognitus

Isognomon dunkeri

speciesIsognomon dunkeri

Isognomon albisoror

speciesIsognomon albisoror

Isognomon vulselloides

speciesIsognomon vulselloides

Australian Tree Oyster

speciesIsognomon australicus

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