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Piggybacks
Asterophora
Asterophora is a genus of fungi that grow as parasites on mushrooms. The genus contains four species, which have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas. The most recently described species, A. salvaterrensis, was found in Pinus pinaster forests in Galicia (northwest Iberian Peninsula). Asterophora species are characterized by the massive production of chlamydospores in their fruit bodies and by the production of carminophilous lysosomes in their basidia. A frequently used but synonymous genus name is...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Powder Cap
speciesAsterophora lycoperdoides
Silky Piggyback
speciesAsterophora parasitica
Grey Jockey
speciesAsterophora mirabilis
Asterophora sp. 'parasitica-PNW01'
speciesAsterophora sp. 'parasitica-PNW01'
Asterophora grisea
speciesAsterophora grisea
Asterophora angulata
speciesAsterophora angulata
Asterophora lignicola
speciesAsterophora lignicola
Asterophora salvaterrensis
speciesAsterophora salvaterrensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125377.