Otidea (Pers.) Bonord.
(ear fungi)

Otidea (ear fungi) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Otidea (ear fungi) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Otidea apophysata
Big Ears
Species 1 references
Otidea bufonia
Toad’s Ear
Species 1 trophisms
Otidea concinna
Cupped Ear
Species 1 references
Otidea onotica
Hare’s Ear
Species 2 references
Otidea platyspora
an ear fungus
Species 1 references
Otidea violacea
an ear fungus
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusOtidea (ear fungi)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Otidea (ear fungi)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Olariaga, I., van Vooren, N., Carbone, M. & Hansen, K. 2015 A monograph of Otidea (Pyronemataceae, Pezizomycetes) Persoonia Vol 35: 166-229.
Parslow, M. & Spooner, B. 2013 The British species of Otidea: overview and the large-spored species Mycosystema 32 (3): 347-365.
Spooner, B.M. 2005 Key to British species of OTIDEA

Otidea (ear fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Otidea (ear fungi):

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