Carcinomyces mycetophilus | |
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Galls of Carcinomyces mycetophilus on the agaric Gymnopus dryophilus | |
Scientific classification
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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.
Carcinomyces mycetophilus | |
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Galls of Carcinomyces mycetophilus on the agaric Gymnopus dryophilus | |
Scientific classification
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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 | |
Synonyms | |
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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.