Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Auriculariales Family: Auriculariaceae
Species: Exidia thuretiana (Lév.) Fr.
Synonyms: Exidia albida
Exidia marginata
Gyraria albida
Tremella albida
Tremella thuretiana
Common Name: White Brain


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Exidia thuretianaPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (35)
Fraxinus excelsior (14)
Acer pseudoplatanus (5)
Quercus (4)
Corylus avellana (3)
Salix (3)
Ulmus glabra (2)
Hedera helix (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Larix (1)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Ulmus (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Acer (1)
Populus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (16)
Parkland and scattered trees (9)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (7)
Woodland (7)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (7)
Woodland: mixed (5)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (5)
Built up area, domestic (4)
Scrub (3)
Woodland: broadleaved (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (3)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge, species-poor (1)
Boundaries: hedge with trees (1)
Grassland: marshy, lowland (1)
Lowland hazel-sessile oakwoods (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1)
Scrub: dense/continuous, neutral (1)
Western valley ash-wych elm woods (1)
Wet ash-wych elm woods: Light soil forms (1)
Wet valley alderwoods (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, under planted (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (37)
Wood (15)
Dead Wood (7)
Twig (7)
Fallen Tree (6)
Fallen Branch (4)
Dead Branch (3)
Stump (3)
Dead Twig (2)
Soil (2)
Soil Leaves (2)
Tree (2)
Fallen Stem (1)
Fallen Twig (1)
Fallen Wood (1)
Leaf Litter (1)
Rotting Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (15)
February (5)
March (3)
April (1)
May (1)
June (4)
July (1)
August (6)
September (20)
October (33)
November (18)
December (12)