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bolete eater
Hypomyces chrysospermus
50.8659, 6.07055
Field Notes
Description:
The bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus) is a parasitic ascomycete that grows on boletes, turning them a whitish, golden yellow, or tan color. It is found in Europe and North America, as well as southwest Western Australia. Unlike the related Hypomyces lactifluorum, it is inedible
Notes:
The bolete eater belongs to a genus of parasitic ascomycetes, each of which infects differing species of fungi. For example, H. lactifluorum attacks mushrooms of the Russulaceae family, H. copletus and H. transformans infect Suillus species, H. melanocarpus prefers Tylopilus species, while other Hypomyces have a much broader host range.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2011
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