Athelia arachnoidea

Athelia arachnoidea
Athelia arachnoidea growing on Thuja orientalis in Lasi, Romania
Athelia arachnoidea growing on Thuja orientalis in Lasi, Romania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Atheliales
Family: Atheliaceae
Genus: Athelia
Species:
A. arachnoidea
Binomial name
Athelia arachnoidea
(Berk.) Jülich, (1972)
Synonyms

Athelia arachnoidea is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. The species forms thin, white, cobwebby basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and typically occurs saprotrophically on leaf litter and fallen wood. It can, however, also be a facultative parasite of lichens[1] and can additionally be a plant pathogen (typically found in its asexual Fibularhizoctonia carotae state),[2] causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.

References

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  1. ^ Motiejûnaitë J. (2005). "Epidemiology of the fungus Athelia arachnoidea in epiphytic communities of broadleaved forests under strong anthropogenic impact". Ekologija. 4: 28–34. http://www.ebiblioteka.lt/resursai/LMA/Ekologija/0504_07_Eko.pdf
  2. ^ Adams GC, Kropp BR. (1996). "Athelia arachnoidea, the sexual state of Rhizoctonia carotae, a pathogen of carrot in cold storage". Mycologia. 88 (3): 459–472. doi:10.2307/3760886. JSTOR 3760886.