Amanita Mold

Hypomyces hyalinus

''Hypomyces hyalinus'' is a species of parasitic fungi that attacks fungi of the genus ''Amanita''. The earliest recording of this parasite was in 1822 in Salem, North Carolina, but microscopic descriptions of ''H.hyalinus'' do not appear in the literature until 1886.
Hypomyces hyalinus Unusual, phallic-looking Amanita mushroom that is being attacked by a parasitic fungus, Hypomyces hyalinus. This fungus completely disfigures its host. The infection prevents the expansion of the cap, and causes the cap to fuse to the stem. As a result, the gills are also destroyed and the fruiting body dies without dispersing any spores. Habitat: Mostly deciduous forest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88689/hypomyces_hyalinus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88691/hypomyces_hyalinus.html Geotagged,Hypomyces hyalinus,Summer,United States

Distribution

''H. hyalinus'' has a large geographic distribution and has been recorded in Eastern Canada, Northwestern U.S.A., North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., China,and Eastern Asia.
Hypomyces hyalinus Unusual, phallic-looking Amanita mushroom that is being attacked by a parasitic fungus, Hypomyces hyalinus. This fungus completely disfigures its host. The infection prevents the expansion of the cap, and causes the cap to fuse to the stem. As a result, the gills are also destroyed and the fruiting body dies without dispersing any spores. Habitat: Mostly deciduous forest https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88689/hypomyces_hyalinus.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/88690/hypomyces_hyalinus.html Geotagged,Hypomyces hyalinus,Summer,United States

Behavior

The life cycle for ''H. hyalinus'' is not currently completely understood. The life cycle of fungi in the division Ascomycota generally alternates between an asexual stage and a sexual stage respectively termed the anamorph stage and the teleomorph stage. Each of these stages contains intermediary steps that vary depending on the species.
Amanita Mold (Hypomyces hyalinus) At the top of a ridge (below oaks and hickory trees) in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest. Hypomyces hyalinus is a fungus that is parastic on another fungus, (usually) Amanita rubescens. It can also be found other Amanita species like Amanita frostiana, Amanita flavorubescens, Amanita muscaria, and Amanita amerirubescens. In infecting its host, it disfigures it completely. The consequence of the destruction of host gills is that spores cannot be dispersed. The host dies without reproducing via spores. Geotagged,Hypomyces hyalinus,Spring,United States

Reproduction

The life cycle for ''H. hyalinus'' is not currently completely understood. The life cycle of fungi in the division Ascomycota generally alternates between an asexual stage and a sexual stage respectively termed the anamorph stage and the teleomorph stage. Each of these stages contains intermediary steps that vary depending on the species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionAscomycota
ClassSordariomycetes
OrderHypocreales
FamilyHypocreaceae
GenusHypomyces
SpeciesH. hyalinus
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United States of America