Athelia arachnoidea
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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 and can additionally be a plant pathogen (typically found in its asexual Fibulorhizoctonia carotae state), causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.
Corticioid fungi
The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps that are formed on the undersides of dead attached or fallen branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or patch fungi...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Atheliaceae
Atheliaceae
The Atheliaceae are a family of fungi in the monotypic order Atheliales. Both the order and the family were described by W. Jülich in 1981. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 22 genera and 106 species.-Genera:*Amphinema...
. 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
Facultative parasite
A facultative parasite is an organism that may resort to parasitic activity, but does not absolutely rely on any host for completion of its life cycle....
of lichens and can additionally be a plant pathogen (typically found in its asexual Fibulorhizoctonia carotae state), causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.