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Akanthomyces on Moth

Akanthomyces sp.

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

I found four moths under the bark of a fallen, rotting tree. They were all dead and had this white fungus projecting out of their bodies. It was pretty cool!

Habitat:

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Notes:

This is probably Akanthomyces aranearum

Reference Links:

Akanthomyces

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Christine Y.
Thanks for the comment and suggestion, ForestDragon! I’ve added it to that mission :)
ForestDragon
Wow! Thanks for sharing! You might consider adding this to Arthropods Parasitised by Fungi mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/115956451

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PublishedNovember 7, 2018

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