Hypomyces
Encyclopedia
Hypomyces is a genus
of parasitic Ascomycete fungi found in North America
and Australia
. The genus contains 53 species. Its members include the lobster mushroom
(Hypomyces lactifluorum) and the bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus).
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of parasitic Ascomycete fungi found in North America
North America
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and Australia
Australia
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. The genus contains 53 species. Its members include the lobster mushroom
Lobster mushroom
Lobster mushroom is not a mushroom, but rather a parasitic ascomycete that grows on mushrooms, turning them a reddish orange color that resembles the outer shell of a cooked lobster. It colonizes members of the genera Lactarius and Russula, such as Russula brevipes and Lactarius piperatus in...
(Hypomyces lactifluorum) and the bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus).
List of noteworthy species
H. cervinigenus - on Helvella lacunosaHelvella lacunosaHelvella lacunosa, also known as the slate grey saddle or fluted black elfin saddle, is an ascomycete fungus of the Helvellaceae family. It is probably the most common Helvella species. The mushroom is readily identified by its irregularly shaped grey cap, fluted stem, and fuzzy undersurfaces...
.- H. chrysospermusHypomyces chrysospermusThe bolete eater 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...
- Bolete Eater, Cask fungus (Western Australia, North America) - H. hyalinus - Amanita "mold" (North America)
H. lactifluorum - Lobster mushroom (North America)- H. luteovirens - Yellow-green Russula "mold" (North America)
- H. transformans - Ramaria Eater (North America)
Complete list of species
- Hypomyces agaricola
- Hypomyces albidus
- Hypomyces albus
- Hypomyces amaurodermatis
- Hypomyces apiculatus
- Hypomyces apiosporus
- Hypomyces arachnoideus
- Hypomyces arecae
- Hypomyces arenaceus
- Hypomyces armeniacus
- Hypomyces asclepiadis
- Hypomyces ater
- Hypomyces aurantiicolor
- Hypomyces aurantius
- Hypomyces auriculariicola
- Hypomyces australbidus
- Hypomyces australiensis
- Hypomyces australis
- Hypomyces badius
- Hypomyces banningiae
- Hypomyces batavus
- Hypomyces biasolettianus
- Hypomyces boleticola
- Hypomyces boletinus
- Hypomyces boletiphagus
- Hypomyces bombacinus
- Hypomyces bresadolae
- Hypomyces bresadolanus
- Hypomyces camphorati
- Hypomyces caulicola
- Hypomyces cervinigenus
- Hypomyces cervinus
- Hypomyces cesatii
- Hypomyces chlorinigenus
- Hypomyces chlorinus
- Hypomyces chromaticus
- Hypomyces chrysospermusHypomyces chrysospermusThe bolete eater 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...
- Hypomyces completus
- Hypomyces conviva
- Hypomyces corticiicola
- Hypomyces dactylarioides
- Hypomyces deformans
- Hypomyces destruens-equi
- Hypomyces ekmanii
- Hypomyces epimyces
- Hypomyces favoli
- Hypomyces flavescens
- Hypomyces flavolanatus
- Hypomyces floccosus
- Hypomyces fulgens
- Hypomyces fusisporus
- Hypomyces galericola
- Hypomyces goroshankianus
- Hypomyces hrubyanus
- Hypomyces hyacinthi
- Hypomyces hyalinus
- Hypomyces inaequalis
- Hypomyces insignis
- Hypomyces javanicus
- Hypomyces khaoyaiensis
- Hypomyces lactifluorum
- Hypomyces laeticolor
- Hypomyces lateritius
- Hypomyces leotiarum
- Hypomyces leotiicola
- Hypomyces linearis
- Hypomyces linkii
- Hypomyces lithuanicus
- Hypomyces macrosporus
- Hypomyces melanocarpus
- Hypomyces melanochlorus
- Hypomyces melanostigma
- Hypomyces microspermus
- Hypomyces miliarius
- Hypomyces mycogones
- Hypomyces mycophilus
- Hypomyces niveus
- Hypomyces novae-zelandiae
- Hypomyces ochraceus
- Hypomyces odoratus
- Hypomyces orthosporus
- Hypomyces paeonius
- Hypomyces pallidus
- Hypomyces pannosus
- Hypomyces papulasporae
- Hypomyces papyraceus
- Hypomyces parvisporus
- Hypomyces parvus
- Hypomyces penicillatus
- Hypomyces pergamenus
- Hypomyces perniciosus
- Hypomyces petchii
- Hypomyces pezizae
- Hypomyces polyporinus
- Hypomyces porphyreus
- Hypomyces pseudocorticiicola
- Hypomyces pseudopolyporinus
- Hypomyces psiloti
- Hypomyces puertoricensis
- Hypomyces purpureus
- Hypomyces robledoi
- Hypomyces rosellus
- Hypomyces rostratus
- Hypomyces rubi
- Hypomyces semitranslucens
- Hypomyces sepulchralis
- Hypomyces sepultariae
- Hypomyces siamensis
- Hypomyces sibirinae
- Hypomyces spadiceus
- Hypomyces stephanomatis
- Hypomyces stereicola
- Hypomyces stuhlmannii
- Hypomyces subaurantius
- Hypomyces subiculosus
- Hypomyces succineus
- Hypomyces sulphureus
- Hypomyces sympodiophorus
- Hypomyces tegillum
- Hypomyces terrestris
- Hypomyces thailandicus
- Hypomyces thiryanus
- Hypomyces tomentosus
- Hypomyces torminosus
- Hypomyces transformans
- Hypomyces trichoderma
- Hypomyces triseptatus
- Hypomyces tubericola
- Hypomyces tuberosus
- Hypomyces tulasneanus
- Hypomyces vanbruntianus
- Hypomyces vandae
- Hypomyces villosus
- Hypomyces viridigriseus
- Hypomyces viridis
- Hypomyces volemi
- Hypomyces vuilleminianus
- Hypomyces xyloboli
- Hypomyces xylophilus