#158: Hypomyces chrysospermus, the Bolete Eater

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  1. May 19, 2017

    […] by the fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus. H. chrysospermus (commonly known as “the Bolete Eater,” FFF#158) grows only on mushrooms related to boletes. It can parasitize some mushrooms from a few true […]

  2. June 15, 2018

    […] its relatives (noted insect killers, see FFF#058), species of Hypomyces (they eat other fungi, see FFF#158), and Xylaria (such as Dead Man’s Fingers, FFF#005).9 Many of these species form perithecia that […]

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