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Lobster Mushroom This is actually a fungi parasitizing a fungus. There are several mushroom species that may be the host, but this one is so distorted there's no chance of determining which one it was. Fall,Geotagged,Hypomyces lactifluorum,Lobster mushroom,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lobster Mushroom

This is actually a fungi parasitizing a fungus. There are several mushroom species that may be the host, but this one is so distorted there's no chance of determining which one it was.

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The Lobster mushroom

The Lobster mushroom, ''Hypomyces lactifluorum'', contrary to its common name, is not a mushroom, but rather a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on certain species of mushrooms, turning them a reddish orange color that resembles the outer shell of a cooked lobster.

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Similar species: Hypocreales
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Uploaded Oct 9, 2015. Captured Oct 8, 2015 11:30 in NW Timber Trail, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA.
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  • f/1.0
  • 2s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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