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Otidea Lobata
''Otidea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus is widely distributed in northern temperate regions. Taxonomy The genus, proposed in 1851 by German physician and mycologist Hermann Friedrich Bonorden, was based on Christiaan Hendrik Persoon's 1822 ''Peziza Otidea''. ''Otidea'' is probably derived from the Greek words ''οϋς'' (ous), Genitive case, gen. ''ώτός'' (otos), meaning "ear", referring to the fruitbody shape of some species. Selected species , Index Fungorum lists 46 valid species of ''Otidea'': *''Otidea alba'' Velen. 1934 *''Otidea alutacea'' (Pers.) Massee 1895 *''Otidea angusta'' Harmaja 2009 *''Otidea apophysata'' (Cooke & W.Phillips) Sacc. 1889 *''Otidea bicolor'' W.Y.Zhuang & Zhu L.Yang 2010 – China *''Otidea bufonia'' (Pers.) Boud. 1907 *''Otidea caeruleopruinosa'' Harmaja 2009 *''Otidea cinerascens'' Velen. 1947 *''Otidea cochleata'' (L.) Fuckel 1870 *''Otidea crassa'' W.Y.Zhuang 2006 – China *''Otidea daliensis'' W.Y.Zhuang & K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, which by one traditional classification include Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the ''Eumycota'' (''t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
