Tremella aurantia | |
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Tremella aurantia with Stereum host | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Subdivision: | Agaricomycotina |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Tremellales |
Family: | Tremellaceae |
Genus: | Tremella |
Species: | T. aurantia |
Binomial name | |
Tremella aurantia |
Tremella aurantia is a species of fungi in the family Tremellaceae. The common name of this species is Golden ear[1] T. aurantia is similar in appearance to Tremella mesenterica, but has basidia which are stalked instead of sessile[2] and parasitizes the mycelium of Stereum hirsutum instead of Peniophora.[3]