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Auriculariales
Sign in to saveThe Auriculariales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. Species within the order were formerly referred to the "heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 200 species are known worldwide, placed in six or more families, though the status of these families is currently uncertain. All species in the Auriculariales 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.
Species
ORDER
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAuriculariales
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 1
- Collections
- TENN-F, ARIZ
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Agaricomycetes
- Image
- Auricularia auricula-judae (xndr).jpg
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- taxon name
- Auriculariales
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- topic's main category
- Category:Auriculariales
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- History
- Current status
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Economic importance
- References
The Auriculariales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. Species within the order were formerly referred to the "heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 200 species are known worldwide, placed in six or more families, though the status of these families is currently uncertain. All species in the Auriculariales 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.
==Taxonomy==
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