Name:		Agaricus ostreatus Jacq., Austr. page tab. 288 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Agaricus L. [Genus] Agaricaceae Chevall. [Family] Agaricales Underw. [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Agaricus ostreatus var. dryadeus Fr. Agaricus ostreatus var. flavocinereus Pers. Agaricus ostreatus var. melanoderma F. Brig. Agaricus ostreatus var. nigripes Inzenga Agaricus ostreatus var. ostreatus Agaricus ostreatus var. reticulatus (Schumach.) Fr.
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 5: 355, Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 15: 30
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]