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Hypomyces

Hypomyces sp.

Description:

The species in Hypomyces are fungi that parasitize mushrooms, covering them with powders, pimply crusts, and so on. Often the parasite fungus so transforms the host mushroom that it's impossible to tell what the host was.

Habitat:

Wet montane cloud rainforest

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pamsai
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pamsai

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Apr 27, 2015
Submitted on May 19, 2015

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