Tolypocladium sp. (possibly T. longisegmentatum or T. capitatum) on Elaphomyces Truffle - Cross-Section
Growing in leaf litter (below a pile of rotting hardwoods) in a dense mixed forest in Gordon County, Georgia, US. November 22, 2018. Elaphomyces host is also present.
Tolypocladium is a genus found in the Ophiocordycipitaceae family, a family of parastitic fungi. The Tolypocladium genus was once labeled "Elaphocordyceps" but was synonymized with Tolypocladium in 2014. Tolypocladium species parasitize Elaphomyces truffles in particular.
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