Hypomyces chrysospermus

Hypomyces chrysospermus
Hypomyces chrysospermus infecting a Leccinum bolete
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
Genus: Hypomyces
Species:
H. chrysospermus
Binomial name
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Tul. & C.Tul. (1860)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hypolyssus chrysospermus (Tul. & C.Tul.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Apiocrea chrysosperma (Tul. & C.Tul.) Syd. & P.Syd. (1921)
  • Sepedonium chrysosperma (Bull.) Fr.

Hypomyces chrysospermus, the bolete eater, is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on bolete mushrooms, turning the afflicted host a whitish, golden yellow, or tan color. It is found in Eurasia[2] and North America, as well as southwest Western Australia.

Bolete eater and its afflicted host mushrooms are not edible and may be poisonous.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference urlMycoBank: Hypomyces chrysospermus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ying, Jianzhe (1987). Icons of medicinal fungi from China. Beijing, China: Science Press. pp. 575 (page 545). ISBN 9787030001955.