Family

Auriculariaceae

Exidia nigricans. Photo: (c) AnneTanne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

The Auriculariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Auriculariales. Species within the family were formerly referred to the “heterobasidiomycetes” or “jelly fungi”, since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 100 species are known worldwide. All are believed to be saprotrophic, most growing on dead wood. Fruit bodies of several Auricularia species are cultivated for food on a commercial scale, especially in China.

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