Species

Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom)

Pleurotus ostreatus. Photo: (c) Niels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom or oyster fungus, is a common edible mushroom. It was first cultivated in Germany as a subsistence measure during World War I and is now grown commercially around the world for food. It is related to the similarly cultivated king oyster mushroom. Oyster mushrooms can also be used industrially for mycoremediation purposes.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Pleurotineae
        Family: Pleurotaceae
        Genus: Pleurotus (Oyster mushrooms)
        Complex: Pleurotus ostreatus
        Species: Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster mushroom)

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