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Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum

Habitat: Mixed forest

Lobster Mushroom - Hypomyces lactifluorum Habitat: Mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/74728/lobster_mushroom_-_hypomyces_lactifluorum.html Fall,Geotagged,Hypomyces lactifluorum,Lobster mushroom,United States

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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
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 21, 2019. Captured Oct 14, 2018 10:35 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.