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''Tremella fuciformis'' is a species of fungus; it produces white, frond-like, gelatinous basidiocarps (fruiting bodies). It is widespread, especially in the tropics, where it can be found on the dead branches of broadleaf trees. This fungus is commercially cultivated and is one of the most popular fungi in the cuisine and medicine of China. ''Tremella fuciformis'' is commonly known as snow fungus, silver ear fungus, and white jelly mushroom.〔 ''Tremella fuciformis'' is a parasitic yeast, and grows as a slimy, mucous-like film until it encounters its preferred hosts, various species of ''Annulohypoxylon'' (or possibly ''Hypoxylon'') fungi, whereupon it then invades, triggering the aggressive mycelial growth required to form the fruiting bodies.〔〔 ==Taxonomy and naming== ''Tremella fuciformis'' was first described in 1856 by English mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley, based on collections made in Brazil by the botanist and explorer Richard Spruce.〔 In 1939, Japanese mycologist Yosio Kobayasi described ''Nakaiomyces nipponicus'', a similar-looking fungus that differed by having scattered, dark spines on its surface. Later research, however, showed that the fruit bodies were those of ''Tremella fuciformis'' parasitized by an ascomycete, ''Ceratocystis epigloeum'', that formed the dark spines.〔 ''Nakaiomyces nipponicus'' is therefore a synonym of ''T. fuciformis''. In Chinese, it is called 银耳 (pinyin: ''yín ěr''; literally "silver ear"), 雪耳 (pinyin: xuě ěr; literally "snow ear"); or 白木耳 (pinyin: ''bái mù ěr'', literally "white wood ear"), and in Japanese it is called ''shiro kikurage'' (シロキクラゲ, lit. "white tree jellyfish"). In Vietnam, it is called ''nấm tuyết'' or ''ngân nhĩ''. In his book, ''Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms'', Paul Stamets lists the following common names for ''Tremella fuciformis'' (which he calls "White Jelly Mushroom"):〔 * Yin Er * White Jelly Fungus * White Jelly Leaf ("Shirokikurage") * Silver Ear Mushroom * Snow Mushroom * Chrysanthemum Mushroom 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tremella fuciformis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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