Exidia thuretiana (Lév.) Fr.
(White Brain)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExidia thuretiana (White Brain)
GenusExidia (brain fungi)
FamilyAURICULARIACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderAURICULARIALES (an order of jelly fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Exidia thuretiana (White Brain) :
1: Exidia thuretiana (White Brain)
26 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN46 52° 10’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
on Hornbeam log
Image 1: Fruitbody - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - close-up - enlarged
2: Exidia thuretiana (White Brain)
29 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen twig under beech, holly
Image 1: Fruitbodies - moistImage 2: Fruitbodies - moist (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - moist (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1985 An extended view of the basidium Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (2): 127-129.

Exidia thuretiana (White Brain) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exidia thuretiana (White Brain)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 13 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exidia thuretiana (White Brain)
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