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Pleurotus (Fr.) P. Kumm., 1871 (oyster fungi)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #webs
Species Pleurotus cornucopiae (Paulet) Rolland, 1910 (Branching Oyster) 11     13
Species Pleurotus dryinus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Veiled Oyster) 6 10   16
Species Pleurotus euosmus (Berk.) Sacc., 1887 (an oyster fungus)       2
Species Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Oyster Mushroom) 27   8 4
Species Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quél., 1872 (Pale Oyster)       6

Suggested Literature

Pleurotus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLEUROTACEAE
(oyster fungi)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Pleurotus:

is associate of larva Mydaea humeralis - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968

Pleurotus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae

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