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Sirobasidium
Sign in to saveSirobasidium is a genus of fungi in the order Tremellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous and appear to be parasitic on ascomycetous fungi on wood. Microscopically they are distinguished by producing septate basidia in chains which give rise to deciduous sterigmata. Species are distributed worldwide.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassTremellomycetes
- OrderTremellales
- FamilySirobasidiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Sirobasidiaceae
- Collections
- NY, FH, TENN-F, F, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, BPI
- Recorded in
- United States, French Polynesia, Brazil, Brasil, Puerto Rico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sirobasidiaceae
- Image
- Sirobasidium brefeldianum 265965784.jpg
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- taxon name
- Sirobasidium
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Sirobasidium
- taxonomic type
- Sirobasidium sanguineum
- taxon author citation
- Lagerh. & Pat.
- Commons category
- Sirobasidium
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Microscopic characters
- Habitat and distribution
- References
Sirobasidium is a genus of fungi in the order Tremellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous and appear to be parasitic on ascomycetous fungi on wood. Microscopically they are distinguished by producing septate basidia in chains which give rise to deciduous sterigmata. Species are distributed worldwide.
==Taxonomy==
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