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Auriculariaceae
The Auriculariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Auriculariales. Species within the family were formerly referred to the "heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 100 species are known worldwide. All are believed to be saprotrophic, most growing on dead wood. Fruit bodies of several Auricularia species are cultivated for food on a commercial scale, especially in China.
17 branches of this family, most-observed first
Wood ear fungi
genusAuricularia
Exidia
genusExidia
Exidiopsis
genusExidiopsis
Descidia
genusDescidia
Ulocolla
genusUlocolla
Elmerina
genusElmerina
Tremellochaete
genusTremellochaete
Heterochaete
genusHeterochaete
Leiostroma
genusLeiostroma
Eichleriella
genusEichleriella
Amphistereum
genusAmphistereum
Protodontia
genusProtodontia
Pseudostypella
genusPseudostypella
Alloexidiopsis
genusAlloexidiopsis
Pholiobasidion
genusPholiobasidion
Tegmenticium
genusTegmenticium
Scrupulispora
genusScrupulispora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50816.