Class Tremellomycetes

Kingdom: Fungi > Phylum: Basidiomycota > Class:  Tremellomycetes

These are yeasts, dimorphic taxa, and species that form complex fruiting bodies.  There are 3 orders: Cystofilobasidiales in plants, Filobasidiella in human and insects and, Tremellales on mosses etc.

Order: Tremellales

  1. Family: Tremellaceae
    1. Tremella aurantia, golden ear (parasitic on Stereum hirsutum, hairy curtain crust)
    2. Tremella mesenterica, yellow brain, jelly fungus