Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, the oyster mushroom. Like all other basidiomycetes, it's distinguished by having clamp connections along its hyphal length. Pleurotus means side ear. Species in the genus P. acerosus P. australis (The Brown Oyster Mushroom) P. citrinopileatus (The Golden Oyster Mushroom) P. cornucopiae (The Branched Oyster Mushroom) P. cystidiosus (The Abalone Mushroom) P. djamor (The Pink Oyster Mushroom) P. dryinus… (More on Pleurotus)