Tremellochaete

Tremellochaete
Tremellochaete novozealandica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Auriculariales
Family: Auriculariaceae
Genus: Tremellochaete
Raitv. (1964)
Type species
Tremellochaete japonica
(Lloyd) Raitv. (1964)
Species
  • T. atlantica
  • T. cerradensis
  • T. ciliata
  • T. hispidula
  • T. japonica
  • T. nigerrima
  • T. novozealandica

Tremellochaete is a genus of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae. Species produce pustular or lobed, effused, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on wood, typically covered in small sterile spines or pegs.