Tremella aurantia | |
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T. aurantia with Stereum host | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Tremellales |
Family: | Tremellaceae |
Genus: | Tremella |
Species: | T. aurantia |
Binomial name | |
Tremella aurantia Schwein. (1822) |
Tremella aurantia is a species of fungus in the family Tremellaceae. The common name of this species is golden ear.T. aurantia is similar in appearance to witch's butter, Tremella mesenterica, but has basidia which are stalked instead of sessile and parasitizes the mycelium of Stereum hirsutum instead of Peniophora.