Carcinomyces mycetophilus
Species of fungus
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Tremellomycetes |
| Order: | Tremellales |
| Family: | Carcinomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Carcinomyces |
| Species: | C. mycetophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carcinomyces mycetophilus | |
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