Pleurotus cornucopiae (Paulet) Rolland
(Branching Oyster)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)
GenusPleurotus (oyster fungi)
FamilyPLEUROTACEAE (oyster fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster) :
1: Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)
30 May 1981 OSGR: ST98 51° 30’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
over 100 fruitbodies, on fallen elm stump 1m diam, lying in ditch at roadside
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - lain downImage 5: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 6: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
2: Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)
29 Jul 1980 OSGR: SU18 51° 30’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing gills - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 5: Stipe base - close-upImage 6: Cap cuticle hyphae - magnifiedImage 7: Cap cuticle - superficial hyphae - magnifiedImage 8: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. 1989 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae Mycologist Vol 03 (4): 194.

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)
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