''Pleurotus cystidiosus'', also known as abalone mushroom and maple oyster mushroom, is an edible
species of
fungus
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 th ...
in the family
Pleurotaceae
The Pleurotaceae are a family of small to medium-sized mushrooms which have white spores. The family contains four genera ('' Nematoctonus'' has been synonymized with '' Hohenbuehelia'', but not all of its species have been moved to valid genera) ...
,
described as new to science by mycologist
Orson K. Miller Jr. in 1969.
It can be cultivated, with spores and growing kits being available commercially. ''
Antromycopsis
''Antromycopsis'' is a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family. The genus, an anamorphic form of ''Pleurotus
''Pleurotus'' is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, '' P. ostreatus''. Species of ...
macrocarpa'' (or ''A. broussonetiae'') is the
anamorphic
Anamorphic format is the cinematography technique of shooting a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film or other visual recording media with a non-widescreen native aspect ratio. It also refers to the projection format in which a distorted ...
form of this species.
See also
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List of ''Pleurotus'' species
References
External links
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Fungi described in 1969
Pleurotaceae
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