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Auricularia

Notes

The wood ear fungus, basidiomycetes saprobic on dead wood. Leathery, gelatinous fruiting bodies, attached laterally with no stipe. Hymenial surface smooth. Often in large groups.
Poorly understood taxonomically, four species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

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 Auricularia auricula  
 Auricularia cornea