''Stereum'' is the type genus of the

Stereaceae The Stereaceae are a family of corticioid fungi in the Russulales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial (in leaf litter), and typically saprobic. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'', ...

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, in the

Russulales The Russulales are an order of the Agaricomycetes, (which include the agaric genera ''Russula'' and '' Lactarius'' and their polyporoid and corticioid relatives). According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the order con ...

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. Until recently, the genus was classified in the

Corticiaceae The Corticiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Corticiales. The family formerly included almost all the corticioid (patch- or crust-forming) fungi, whether they were related or not, and as such was highly artificial. In its current sense, ...

family, of the

Corticiales The Corticiales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. The order is composed of corticioid fungi. Species within the order are generally saprotrophic, most of them wood-rotters, but several are parasitic on grasses or lichens. Pla ...

order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split-up of the Corticiales.

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s for species of this genus include leaf fungus, wax fungus, and shelf fungus. Fungi having a shape similar to a ''Stereum'' are said to have a stereoid shape. ''Stereum'' contains 27 species that have a widespread distribution.

Habitat

''Stereum'' species are found to live on all kinds of deadwood or hardwood or dead leaves (they are therefore said to be saprobic). Sometimes they are also found on living leaves.

Characteristics

''Stereum'' species are wood decay fungi. Their simple, shelving fruiting bodies have a smooth

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, lacking gills or tubes. Like most members or the family Stereaceae, ''Stereum'' fruiting bodies lack clamp connections and produce amyloid basidiospores. The species can be divided into two groups: the bleeders (those that exude a red liquid from cut surfaces, similarly to ''

Lactarius ''Lactarius'' is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species. The species of the genus, commonly known as milk-caps, are characterized by the milky fluid ("latex") they exude when cut or damaged. Like ...

'' species) and the non-bleeders (those that do not). In 1959, Zdenek Pouzar created a distinct genus, '' Haematostereum'', for the bleeding species of ''Stereum'', including '' H. gausapatum'', '' H. rugosum'', and '' H. sanguinolentum''. Modern authors do not consider ''Haematostereum'' to be a distinct genus, so it is currently treated as a

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of ''Stereum''.

Species

False turkey-tail - Stereum hirsutum - 02

There are numerous species in this genus (and family), the most common one being '' Stereum hirsutum''. *''

Stereum acanthophysatum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spl ...

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Stereum adnatum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spl ...

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Stereum albostipitatum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spl ...

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Stereum alternum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spl ...

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Stereum antarcticum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split ...

'' *'' Stereum aotearoa'' *'' Stereum aratum'' *'' Stereum armeniacum'' *''

Stereum auriscalpium ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spli ...

'' *'' Stereum aurora'' *'' Stereum avellanaceum'' *'' Stereum azonum'' *'' Stereum bagliettoanum'' *''

Stereum beigehymenium ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spli ...

'' *'' Stereum bellum'' *'' Stereum bombycinum'' *'' Stereum boninense'' *'' Stereum braunii'' *''

Stereum burtiasmum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spli ...

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Stereum burtissimum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spli ...

'' *'' Stereum campaniforme'' *'' Stereum carthusianum'' *'' Stereum complicatum'' *'' Stereum cupulatum'' *'' Stereum durum'' *'' Stereum earlei'' *'' Stereum elongatum'' *'' Stereum fasciatum'' *''

Stereum gausapatum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the spl ...

'' *'' Stereum hirsutum'' *'' Stereum illudens'' *'' Stereum insignitum''—may be considered a synonym of '' Stereum subtomentosum'' *''

Stereum ostrea ''Stereum ostrea'', also called false turkey-tail and golden curtain crust, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus '' Stereum''. It is a plant pathogen and a wood decay fungus. The name ''ostrea'', from the word 'oyster', describes its shape. ...

'' -- False turkey tail. Sometimes considered a variety of *'' Stereum hirsutum''. *'' Stereum papyrinum''—Preferred name: '' Lopharia papyrina''See the entries i
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for the current names and synonyms. *'' Stereum purpureum'' -- Silver leaf fungus. Preferred name: '' Chondrostereum purpureum'' *''

Stereum rugosum ''Stereum'' is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split ...

'' *'' Stereum sanguinolentum'' *'' Stereum subtomentosum'' *'' Stereum taxodii''—Preferred name: '' Laurilia taxodii''

References

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