Heterochaete
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Heterochaete is a genus
of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae
. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 40 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae
Auriculariaceae
The Auriculariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Auriculariales. Species within the family were formerly referred to the "heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps that produce spores on septate basidia. Around 100 species are known worldwide. All are...
. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 40 species.