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Bolete eater - Hypomyces chrysospermus This mushroom is infected with a parasitic fungus, Hypomyces chrysospermus, which has distorted its growth.<br />
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Bolete eater - Hypomyces chrysospermus

This mushroom is infected with a parasitic fungus, Hypomyces chrysospermus, which has distorted its growth.

Habitat: Mixed forest

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The bolete eater, "Hypomyces chrysospermus", is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on bolete mushrooms, turning the afflicted host a whitish, golden yellow, or tan color. It is found in Eurasia and North America, as well as southwest Western Australia. Unlike the related Lobster mushroom, "H. lactifluorum", the bolete eater and its afflicted host mushrooms are inedible.

Similar species: Hypocreales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 2, 2022. Captured Sep 4, 2021 10:09 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm