genus Tremella

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1.genus Tremella - fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brainTremellafungus genus - includes lichen generafamily Tremellaceae, Tremellaceae - a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinallysnow mushroom, Tremella fuciformis - popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are driedTremella lutescens, witches' butter - a yellow jelly fungusTremella foliacea - a jelly fungus with a fruiting body 5-15 cm broad and gelatinous in consistency; resembles a bunch of leaf lettuce; mostly water and brownish in colorTremella reticulata - a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi)