page_title: Pleurotoid fungi
hierarchical_section_title: Pleurotoid fungi
caption_attribution_description: Pleurotus ostreatus from Commanster, Belgium. The determination of the species shown in this picture has been verified.
context_page_description: Gilled fungi with laterally-attached fruiting bodies are said to be pleurotoid. Pleurotoid fungi are typically wood-decay fungi and are found on dead and dying trees and coarse woody debris. The pleurotoid form is polyphyletic, having evolved a number of times within the Basidiomycota. Many species of pleurotoid fungi are commonly referred to as "oyster" mushrooms. Laterally-attached fungi with pores rather than gills are referred to as bracket fungi.
context_section_description: Gilled fungi with laterally-attached fruiting bodies are said to be 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.  The pleurotoid form is polyphyletic, having evolved a number of times within the Basidiomycota.  Many species of pleurotoid fungi are commonly referred to as "oyster" mushrooms.  Laterally-attached fungi with pores rather than gills are referred to as bracket fungi.
caption: Pleurotus ostreatus
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