Pleurotus

Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, the oyster mushroom.


 * Like all other basidiomycetes, it is distinguished by having clamp connections along its hyphal length.

Species in the genus

 * Pleurotus citrinopileatus (The Golden Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus cornucopiae (The Branched Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus cystidiosus (The Abalone Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus djamor (The Pink Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus dryinus
 * Pleurotus eryngii (The King Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus euosmus (The Tarragon Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus ostreatus (The Tree Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus pulmonarius, "P. sajor-caju" (The Phoenix or Indian Oyster Mushroom)
 * Pleurotus tuberregium (The King Tuber Mushroom)
 * and others