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Hypomyces

Hypomyces
Lobster mushrooms.jpg
H. lactifluorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
Genus: Hypomyces
(Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul. (1860)
Type species
Hypomyces lactifluorum
(Schwein.) Tul. & C. Tul.

Hypomyces is a genus of parasitic Ascomycete fungi found in Europe, North America, Australia, and parts of China. The genus contains 53 species. Better known species include the lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) and the bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus).



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