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Gibellula sp.
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 1110 2171 (2010-11-30)Copyright © 2010 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Jan 6, 2010
location
Portola Redwoods State Park (San Mateo County, California, US)family
Cordycipitaceae
order
Hypocreales
class Sordariomycetes
notes Gibellula sp. of fungus parasitizing a spider. Fungi of this genus are pathogens of spiders. Windblown spores germinate on the exoskeleton, penetrate the spider, then grow internally, digesting their host. Finally, these spore-bearing synnemata erupt from the cadaver.camera Canon 40D, 180mm macro, f/10, 2.0 sec.
photo category: Fungi - fungi
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