Stereum ostrea

Stereum ostrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Stereaceae
Genus: Stereum
Species:
S. ostrea
Binomial name
Stereum ostrea
(Blume & T. Nees ex Fr. 1838)
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Stereum fasciatum
  • S. lobatum
  • S. versicolor
  • Thelephora ostrea
Stereum ostrea
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Smooth hymenium
Cap is offset or indistinct
Hymenium is decurrent
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is white to yellow
Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic
Edibility is inedible

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.[2] With concentric circles of many colors, it highly resembles Trametes versicolor, turkey-tail, and is thus called the 'false turkey-tail'. The stemless fruiting body is shell-like and grows 1–7 cm (0.39–2.76 in) high. It is tough and inedible. It grows on tree bark. This fungus is native to the island of Java, Indonesia and has been misapplied to the North American Stereum species Stereum fasciatum, Stereum lobatum, and Stereum subtomentosum.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference kuo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Emberger, Gary (2008). "Stereum ostrea". Messiah College. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. ^ Chaudhuri, A.B. (1993). Forest plants of eastern India. New Delhi: Ashish Pub. House. p. 601. ISBN 978-81-7024-537-7.
  4. ^ DeLong-Duhon, Sarah; Bagley, Robin K.; Forbes, Andrew A. (2020-10-16), DNA, Morphology, and Ecology Resurrect Previously Synonymized Species of North American Stereum and Suggest Extensive Undescribed Global Diversity, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, doi:10.1101/2020.10.16.342840, S2CID 247191527