Crepidotus

Crepidotus
Crepidotus variabilis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Crepidotaceae
Genus: Crepidotus
(Fr.) Staude
Type species
Crepidotus mollis
(Schaeff.) Staude
Synonyms
List
  • Phialocybe P.Karst. (1879)
  • Calathinus Quél. (1886)
  • Dochmiopus Pat. (1887)
  • Octojuga Fayod (1889)
  • Pleurotellus Fayod (1889)
  • Tremellopsis Pat. (1903)
  • Tremellastrum Clem. (1909)
  • Pellidiscus Donk (1959)

Crepidotus is a genus of fungi in the family Crepidotaceae. Species of Crepidotus all have small, convex to fan-shaped sessile caps and grow on wood or plant debris. The genus has been studied extensively, and monographs of the North American, European, and Neotropical species have been published.