The scientific name of oyster mushroom, an edible fungus is

Tolyposporium penicillarie

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Colletotrichum falcatum

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Pleurotus ostreatus

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Citromyces purpurogenum

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The correct option is B Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus ostreatus or the oyster mushroom, is a common edible mushroom. It was first cultivated in Germany as a subsistence measure during World War I and is now grown commercially around the world for food. It is related to the similarly cultivated king oyster mushroom. Oyster mushrooms can also be used industrially for mycoremediation purposes.

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