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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
TREMELLOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of jelly fungi)
TREMELLALES
(an order of jelly fungi)
EXIDIACEAE
(a family of jelly fungi)
Exidia
(brain fungi)
Exidia nucleata
(Crystal Brain)
Exidia nucleata
is also a member of:
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Exidia nucleata (Schwein.) Burt, 1921 (Crystal Brain)

Notes (MWS) A transparent, yellowish or colourless, jelly fungus containing white calcareous lumps. It dries to a shiny crust, hardly visible except for the white granules. Very common, on rotten branches of frondose trees, especially poplar (*Populus*).

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos # macrophotos Date Vice-county Country
Exidia nucleata Fruitbody 6 6 15 Oct 1997 Berks England
Exidia nucleata Fruitbody 1 1 24 Jan 1971 East Norfolk England
Exidia nucleata Fruitbody 1 1 28 Sep 1968 East Sussex England

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Ingold, C.T., 1985 An extended view of the basidium
Reid, D.A., 1970 (Reports possible conidial state) New or Interesting records of British Hymenomycetes. IV

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 general literature references to Exidia nucleata (Crystal Brain)

Exidia nucleata may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 TREMELLOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of jelly fungi)		 Exidia
(brain fungi)
Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 feeding and other relationships of Exidia nucleata (Crystal Brain)

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