Otidea

Otidea is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus is widely distributed in northern temperate regions.

Species

hare's ear

GENUS

KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassPezizomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyOtideaceae

Observations2,797

Observations recorded32,932

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 757
With media: 364
Family: Otideaceae
Collections: FH, F, DBG, CUP, MICH, OSC
Recorded in: China, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Denmark

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Pyronemataceae
Image: Otidea onotica 582199615.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Otidea
Commons category: Otidea
topic's main category: Category:Otidea
taxonomic type: Otidea onotica
taxon author citation: (Pers.) Bonord.

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Otidea is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus is widely distributed in northern temperate regions.

==Taxonomy== The genus, proposed in 1851 by German physician and mycologist Hermann Friedrich Bonorden, was based on Christiaan Hendrik Persoon's 1822 Peziza Otidea. Otidea is probably derived from the Greek words οϋς (ous), gen. ώτός (otos), meaning "ear", referring to the fruitbody shape of some species.

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