Sarcomyxa Baishanzuensis
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''Sarcomyxa'' is a small
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agaricoid An agaric () is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. It is a type of mushroom (or toadstool), ...
fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the ''Sarcomyxaceae''.
Basidiocarps In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome, or basidioma () is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do no ...
(fruit bodies) are shelf-like and grow on wood. '' Sarcomyxa edulis'' is commercially cultivated for food in Asia. The genus is the only member of ''Sarcomyxaceae'', a classification established as a result of
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research, based on
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Species

* '' Sarcomyxa baishanzuensis'' * '' Sarcomyxa edulis'' * '' Sarcomyxa ochracea'' * '' Sarcomyxa serotina''


See also

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List of Agaricales genera This is a list of fungal genus, genera in the order (biology), order Agaricales. The list follows Kalichman, Kirk & Matheny (2020), with more recent additions and amendments, as noted. The number of species in each family is taken from Catalogue of ...
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List of Agaricales families The Agaricales are an order (biology), order of fungus, fungi in the class Agaricomycetes (division Basidiomycota). It is the largest group of mushroom-forming fungi, and includes more than 600 genus, genera and over 25,000 species. Molecular, Mol ...


References

Agaricales genera {{Agaricales-stub