Exidiopsis

Exidiopsis
Exidiopsis effusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Auriculariales
Family: Auriculariaceae
Genus: Exidiopsis
(Bref.) A.Møller (1895)
Type species
Exidiopsis effusa
(Bref. ex Sacc.) A.Møller
Synonyms
  • Exidia subgen. Exidiopsis Bref. (1888)

Exidiopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 30 species.[1] One species, Exidiopsis effusa, is responsible for the formation of hair ice on dead wood.[2]

Species

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Hofmann D, Preuss G, Mätzler C (2015). "Evidence for biological shaping of hair ice" (PDF). Biogeosciences. 12: 4261–73. doi:10.5194/bg-12-4261-2015.

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