Athelia arachnoidea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Basidiomycetes |
Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
Order: | Atheliales |
Family: | Atheliaceae |
Genus: | Athelia |
Species: | A. arachnoidea |
Binomial name | |
Athelia arachnoidea (Berk.) Jülich, (1972) |
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Synonyms | |
Corticium arachnoideum Berk. |
Corticium arachnoideum Berk.
Terana arachnoidea (Berk.) Kuntze Athelia epiphylla var. arachnoidea (Berk.) Krieglst.
Hypochnus bisporus J. Schröt.
Corticium bisporum (J. Schröt.) Bourdot & Galzin
Corticium centrifugum subsp. bisporum (J. Schröt.) Bourdot & Galzin
Athelia bispora (J. Schröt.) Donk
Rhizoctonia carotae Rader (anamorph)
Fibulorhizoctonia carotae (Rader) G.C. Adams & Kropp [as 'Fibularhizoctonia'] (anamorph)
Athelia arachnoidea is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. The species forms thin, white, cobwebby basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and typically occurs saprotrophically on leaf litter and fallen wood. It can, however, also be a facultative parasite of lichens and can additionally be a plant pathogen (typically found in its asexual Fibulorhizoctonia carotae state), causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.