Tremella aurantia

Tremella aurantia is a species of fungus in the family Tremellaceae. The common name of this species is golden ear.[1] T. aurantia is similar in appearance to witch's butter, Tremella mesenterica, but has basidia which are stalked instead of sessile[2] and parasitizes the mycelium of Stereum hirsutum instead of Peniophora.[3]

Tremella aurantia
T. aurantia with Stereum host
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Tremellomycetes
Order:
Tremellales
Family:
Tremellaceae
Genus:
Tremella
Species:
T. aurantia
Binomial name
Tremella aurantia
Schwein. (1822)

References
  • C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Witch's Butter: Tremella mesenterica, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
  • Shu-ting Chang and Philip G. Miles. 2004. Mushrooms: Cultivation, Nutritional Value, Medicinal Effect, and Environmental Impact, CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-1043-1, ISBN 978-0-8493-1043-0, 451 pages
  • Paul Sterry and Barry Hughes. 2009. Collins Complete Guide to British Mushrooms & Toadstools, HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, ISBN 978-0-00-723224-6, 383 pages

Line notes
  1. Shu-ting Chang and Philip G. Miles. 2004
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008
  3. Paul Sterry and Barry Hughes. 2009


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