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Polycephalomyces tomentosus
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0111 2139 (2011-01-24)Copyright © 2011 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Jan 24, 2011
location
Aratradero Preserve. Palo Alto (Santa Clara County, California, US)family
Ophiocordycipitaceae
order
Hypocreales
class Sordariomycetes
notes This exceptionally tiny fungus parasitizes the fruiting bodies of myxomycetes - the slime molds. It occurs almost always on members of the order Trichales. It is shown here attacking the sporangia of a Metatrichia species. The largest of these fungi is only about 1 mm.camera Canon 40D, MP-E 65mm macro, f/16, 0.3 sec.
photo category: Fungi - fungi
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