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Phaeocalicium polyporaeum is a tiny mycoparasitic fungus, seen here on its most common host, Trichaptum cf biforme, although it has also been reported on Trametes versicolor.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Great, now I’m gonna be looking even more like a crazy person when walking in the woods, as I crawl around sticking my face up to every Turkey Tail (Trametes Versicolor) that I pass looking for these. Jk, thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

You'll have more luck checking Trichaptum - I've never found them on Trametes yet. There's also a similar looking species, Gliocladium polyporicola, which grows on Stereum hirsutum, so may as well check all the small shelf fungi!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I heard you like fungi, so I put fungi on your fungi 🍄²

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or as the badger would say, mushroom mushroom!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Oh no! A snake!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So cute!

How do they affect the host - are they particularly damaging, what exactly are they eating? I tried searching but couldn't find a lot of detail.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Good question - I don't think they're damaging to the host, but it is hard to find good info

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

It's a fungus-eat-fungus world out there