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Bolete Eater This fungus begins by infecting the mushroom's pores as a white, powdery mold. It quickly spreads across the mushroom, sometimes engulfing it entirely and distorting its growth. Bolete Eater,Bolete eater,Geotagged,Hypomyces chrysospermus,Summer,United States,bolete,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Bolete Eater

This fungus begins by infecting the mushroom's pores as a white, powdery mold. It quickly spreads across the mushroom, sometimes engulfing it entirely and distorting its growth.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Making fungi even more difficult to identify :) Posted 7 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Exactly! Posted 7 years ago

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The Bolete eater

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.

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

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2018. Captured Jul 30, 2017 11:08 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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