Auriculariaceae
(fungus Family Auriculariaceae)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Auriculariaceae is a large family of wood-decaying fungi with a worldwide distribution. It occurs on every continent including Antarctica. It is the largest and best-supported family in the order Auriculariales. There are about 100 currently recognized Auriculariaceae species in 15 genera worldwide, at least 25 species in at least 9 genera in the United States, and at least 8 species in at least 5 genera in Minnesota. |
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Auriculariaceae includes the well-known jelly fungi in the genera Auricularia and Exidia, and the family was formerly known by the common name Jelly Fungi. Two Auricularia species are edible and are cultivated in China and southeast Asia. All Auriculariaceae fungi are believed to obtain their nutrients from dead wood (saprobic). They are found on the dead wood of standing trees and on fallen logs and branches. |
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Description |
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Most Auriculariaceae fungi are gelatinous, like fungi in the Tremellaceae family, but they have a more defined shape. The fruiting bodies of some species are conspicuous, gelatinous, and ear-like. Some species are bracket-like, some lie flat on the wood surface (resupinate), some are web-like, and some have a leathery texture. The spores of all Auriculariaceae fungi are large and sausage shaped. |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
| Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
| Phylum | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
| Subphylum | Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) | ||
| Class | Agaricomycetes (mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies) | ||
| Subclass | Agaricomycetidae | ||
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Auriculariales | ||
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genus Adustochaete genus Amphistereum genus Aporpium genus Auricularia genus Eichleriella genus Elmerina genus Exidia genus Exidiopsis genus Fibulosebacea genus Heterochaete genus Heteroradulum genus Proterochaete genus Protodaedalea genus Sclerotrema genus Tremellochaete |
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Synonyms |
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Aporpiaceae Exidiaceae Paraphelariaceae |
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Common Names |
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This family has no common name. |
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Glossary
Resupinate
In fungi: referring to the fruiting body lying flat on the surface of the substrate, without a stalk or a cap. In orchids: referring to flowers twisted 180° at the base during development so that when mature the upper petal appears to be the lower.
Saprobic
A term often used for saprotrophic fungi. Referring to fungi that obtain their nutrients from decayed organic matter.
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Auriculariaceae Found in Olmsted County. |
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Location: Olmsted County, MN |
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Created: 1/1/2024
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