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Auriculariales
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Auriculariales

The Auriculariales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. Species within the order were formerly referred to the "heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 200 species are known worldwide, placed in six or more families, though the status of these families is currently uncertain. All species in the Auriculariales are believed to be saprotrophic, most growing on dead wood. Fruit bodies of...

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27 branches of this order, most-observed first

Auriculariaceae

familyAuriculariaceae

Protohydnum

genusProtohydnum

Pseudohydnum

genusPseudohydnum

Hyaloriaceae

familyHyaloriaceae

Guepinia

genusGuepinia

Heteroradulum

genusHeteroradulum

Basidiodendron

genusBasidiodendron

Aporpium

genusAporpium

Stypella

genusStypella

Protomerulius

genusProtomerulius

Protodaedalea

genusProtodaedalea

Hyalodon

genusHyalodon

Auriculoscypha

genusAuriculoscypha

Protoacia

genusProtoacia

Oliveoniaceae

familyOliveoniaceae

Adustochaete

genusAdustochaete

Stypellopsis

genusStypellopsis

Auriculariales sp. 'PR01'

speciesAuriculariales sp. 'PR01'

Proterochaete

genusProterochaete

Gloeotromera

genusGloeotromera

Patouillardina

genusPatouillardina

Heteroscypha

genusHeteroscypha

Metabourdotia

genusMetabourdotia

Elmericium

genusElmericium

Hydrophana

genusHydrophana

Hauerslevia

genusHauerslevia

Auriculariales sp. 'CA01'

speciesAuriculariales sp. 'CA01'

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