Naematelia aurantialba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Tremellales |
Family: | Naemateliaceae |
Genus: | Naematelia |
Species: | N. aurantialba
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Binomial name | |
Naematelia aurantialba (Bandoni & M.Zang) Millanes & Wedin (2015)
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Naematelia aurantialba (synonym Tremella aurantialba) is a species of fungus producing yellow, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) parasitic on fruit bodies of another fungus, Stereum hirsutum, on broadleaf trees. In China, where it is called jīn'ěr (金耳; literally "golden ear"), it is cultivated for both food and medical purposes.[1][2]