Biology:Pleurotoid fungi

Short description: Side-attached fungi/oyster mushrooms

Pleurotus ostreatus

Gilled fungi with laterally-attached fruiting bodies are classified as pleurotoid (Gr.: pleurē + ōtos + -oid, literally "side-ear form" or "having the likeness of Pleurotus ssp."). Pleurotoid fungi are typically wood-decay fungi and are found on dead and dying trees and coarse woody debris. The pleurotoid form is polyphyletic, having evolved a number of times within the Basidiomycota. Many species of pleurotoid fungi are commonly referred to as "oyster" mushrooms. Laterally-attached fungi with pores rather than gills are referred to as bracket fungi.

Genera

Tectella operculata

Agaricales

• Cheimonophyllum
• Crepidotus
• Hohenbuehelia
• Hypsizygus
• Ossicaulis
• Panellus
• Phyllotopsis
• Pleurocybella — Angel wings
• Pleurotus — Oyster mushrooms
• Resupinatus — Oysterlings
• Schizophyllum
• Tectella

Polyporales

• Lentinus
• Panus

Russulales

• Lactifluus - some species
• Lentinellus
• Russula - some species

External links

• Brown, Dorothy E.; Gibson, Ian (2003). "Trial field key to the PLEUROTOID SPECIES in the Pacific Northwest". Pacific Northwest Key Council. http://www.svims.ca/council/Pleuro.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-08. 
• Lincoff, Gary (2006). "Field Key: 6 Pleurotoid: oyster mushroom group". Northeast Mycological Federation Inc.. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929155611/http://www.nemf.org/files/lincoff/fieldkey/pleurotoid.html. Retrieved 2011-04-08. 
• Bojantchev, Dimitar. "Pleurotoid Fungi". MushroomHobby.com. http://www.mushroomhobby.com/Gallery/Pleurotoid/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-08. 
• Magic Mushrooms Effects & How To Grow Magic Mushrooms Retrieved 2020-10-06.