Pleurotus australis
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| Pleurotus australis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pleurotaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurotus |
| Species: | P. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotus australis (Cooke & Massee) Sacc. 1891[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus australis Cooke & Massee 1887 | |
Pleurotus australis, the brown oyster mushroom, is a gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand. It is found on dead wood. Although morphologically similar to some other Pleurotus fungi, it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Pleurotus australis". Interactive Catalogue of Australian Fungi. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ↑ Zervakis, Georgios I.; Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Vilgalys, Rytas (2004). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and speciation of the mushroom species Pleurotus cystidiosus and allied taxa". Microbiology 150: 715–726. doi:10.1099/mic.0.26673-0.
- ↑ Segedin, BP; Buchanan, PK; Wilkie, JP (1995). "Studies in the agaricales of New Zealand: New species, new records and renamed species of Pleurotus (Pleurotaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 8 (3): 453–482. doi:10.1071/SB9950453.
External links
- Pleurotus australis in Index Fungorum.
- Biological Species in Pleurotus: ISG XIV. Pleurotus australis at University of Tennessee-Knoxville Mycology Lab
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