Tremella aurantia
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| 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 | |
|---|---|
 Mycological characteristics | |
 | smooth hymenium |
 | no distinct cap |
 | hymenium attachment is not applicable |
| lacks a stipe |
 |
spore print is white to yellow |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: edible |
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 witch's butter, Tremella mesenterica, but has basidia which are stalked instead of sessile[2] and parasitizes the mycelium of Stereum hirsutum instead of Peniophora.[3]
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Witch's Butter: Tremella mesenterica, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- Shu-ting Chang and Philip G. Miles. 2004. Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, and Environmental Impact, CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1043-1, ISBN 978-0-8493-1043-0 451 pages
- Paul Sterry and Barry Hughes. 2009. Collins Complete Guide to British Mushrooms & Toadstools, HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, ISBN 978-0-00-723224-6, 383 pages
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