Carcinomyces mycetophilus
Appearance
Carcinomyces mycetophilus | |
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Galls of Carcinomyces mycetophilus on the agaric Gymnopus dryophilus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Tremellales |
Family: | Carcinomycetaceae |
Genus: | Carcinomyces |
Species: | C. mycetophilus
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Binomial name | |
Carcinomyces mycetophilus | |
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Carcinomyces mycetophilus is a species of fungus in the class Tremellomycetes. It is a parasite, producing extensive, gelatinous galls on basidiocarps (fruit bodies) of its host, the agaric Gymnopus dryophilus.[1][2] Its generic placement is currently uncertain,[3] but morphologically it is close to the type species of Carcinomyces.[1] It was first described by Charles Horton Peck from North America, where it is widespread and called Collybia jelly. It has also been recorded in continental Europe.
References
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- ^ Ginns J (1986). "The genus Syzygospora (Heterobasidiomycetes: Syzygosporaceae)". Mycologia. 78: 619–636. doi:10.2307/3807775.
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