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The Latin pleurotus (side-ear) refers to the sideways growth of the stem with respect to the cap, while the Latin ostreatus (and the English common name, oyster) refers to the shape of the cap which resembles the bivalve of the same name. [2] The reference to oyster may also derive from the slippery texture of the mushroom. [2]
Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, P. ostreatus. Species of Pleurotus may be called oyster , abalone , or tree mushrooms , and are some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world. [ 1 ]
Pleurotus ostreatus. Gilled fungi with laterally-attached fruiting bodies are classified as pleurotoid (Gr.: pleurē + ōtos + -oid, literally "side-ear form" or "having the likeness of Pleurotus ssp."). Pleurotoid fungi are typically wood-decay fungi and are found on dead and dying trees and coarse woody debris.
Pleurotus ostreatus Termitomyces species are symbiotes of termites and the mushrooms grow out of termite mounds. This genus includes the largest edible mushroom, Termitomyces titanicus , with a cap that averages 1 m in diameter, [ 15 ] though most species are much smaller.
Pleurotus abieticola R.H.Petersen & K.W.Hughes 1997; Pleurotus abscondens (Peck) Sacc. 1887; Pleurotus achilleae Velen. 1927; Pleurotus agaves Dennis 1970; Pleurotus albidus (Berk.) Pegler 1983; Pleurotus albipes Beauseign. 1926; Pleurotus allochrous (Pers.) Sacc. & Traverso 1911; Pleurotus alocasiae Corner 1981; Pleurotus alveolus Velen. 1927 ...
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