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Stereum fasciatum
Stereum fasciatum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Russulales ›Family: Stereaceae ›Genus: Stereum
About
Stereum fasciatum is a basidiomycete crust fungus, which means it does not have the traditional mushroom gills nor stem, but rather grows flat or with shelf-like protrusions on wood. The spores are produced on basidia, just like the gilled mushrooms, but instead of gills, the hymenophore (spore bearing surface) directly houses the reproductive parts. In North America S. fasciatum was long thought to be S. ostrea, but the recent accessibility to DNA sequencing has revealed that...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Stereum fasciatum is Stereum fasciatum.
- Stereum fasciatum belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Stereum fasciatum belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Stereum fasciatum belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Stereum fasciatum belongs to the order Russulales.
- Stereum fasciatum belongs to the family Stereaceae.
- Stereum fasciatum belongs to the genus Stereum.