''Auriculariopsis'' is a fungal

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in the

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Schizophyllaceae The Schizophyllaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains two genera and seven species. Species cause white rot in hardwoods. The most common member of the genus ''Schizophyllum'' is ''Schizophyllum commune'', a widel ...

. The genus was described by mycologist René Maire in 1902. ''Auriculariopsis'' species have cup-shaped

fruit bodies The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...

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Schizophyllaceae Agaricales genera Taxa named by René Maire Taxa described in 1902 {{Agaricales-stub

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