Organisms

Hericium

A genus of fungi in the family Hericiaceae, order Russulales, and phylum BASIDIOMYCOTA. Hericium fungi are basidiomycetes with distinctive white fruiting body that resembles icicles such as in lion's mane mushroom, Hericium erinaceus.

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A genus of fungi in the family Hericiaceae, order Russulales, and phylum BASIDIOMYCOTA. Hericium fungi are basidiomycetes with distinctive white fruiting body that resembles icicles such as in lion's mane mushroom, Hericium erinaceus.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2021

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  • Basidiomycota (1973-2020)

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  1. B01w.300w.179w.108w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hericium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000084824. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000084824
  2. Hericium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hericium
  3. Hericium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1514361