Exidia Fr.
(brain fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Species 25 images
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Species 8 images 3 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 6 images 1 ident. refs
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Unidentified 5 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusExidia (brain fungi)
FamilyAURICULARIACEAE (a family of jelly fungi)
OrderAURICULARIALES (an order of jelly fungi)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Digital Exsiccate of Fungi 1995 www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/bbm/mycology/homepage.htm
Dickson, G., Kirk, P, Roberts, P. & Spooner, B. British fungi - Keys www.fieldmycology.net/FRDBI/keys.asp
Roberts, P. 2001 A key to British Exidia species Field Mycology Vol 2 (4): 134-135.
Roberts, P. Key to Exidia 194.203.77.76/fieldmycology/GBCHKLST/key.asp?KeyId=9

Exidia (brain fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exidia (brain fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 72 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exidia (brain fungi)
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