Pleurotus
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| Image:Oyster mushoom fells.jpg The Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
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Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, the oyster mushroom.
- Like all other basidiomycetes, it is distinguished by having clamp connections along its hyphal length.
[edit] Species in the genus
- Pleurotus citrinopileatus (The Golden Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus cornucopiae (The Branched Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus cystidiosus (The Abalone Mushroom)
- Pleurotus djamor (The Pink Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus dryinus
- Pleurotus eryngii (The King Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus euosmus (The Tarragon Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus ostreatus (The Tree Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus pulmonarius, "P. sajor-caju" (The Phoenix or Indian Oyster Mushroom)
- Pleurotus tuberregium (The King Tuber Mushroom)
- and others
[edit] External links
- Pleurotus Genus on the Illinois Mycological Association site
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