Pleurotaceae

Fungi

13 genera · 428 species in the Library

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The Pleurotaceae are a family of small to medium-sized mushrooms which have white spores. The family contains 13 genera, with over 412 species. Members of Pleurotaceae can be mistaken for members of Marasmiaceae. Perhaps the best known member is the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus.

Summary from Wikipedia

Pleurotus

214 species

Hohenbuehelia

129 species

Resupinatus

48 species

Antromycopsis

8 species

Nematoctonus

8 species

Nothopanus

5 species

Agaricochaete

4 species

Geopetalum

4 species

Pleurotopsis

3 species

Acanthocystis

2 species

Lignomyces

1 species

Rhodocyphella

1 species

Stigmatolemma

1 species