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Fungus / parasite
superficial stroma of Hypocrea pulvinata parasitises decaying bracket of Piptoporus betulinus
Other: major host/prey

Fungus / parasite
superficial stroma of Hypocrea pulvinata parasitises decaying fruitbody of Polyporales

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Hypocrea fungicola P. Karst
Stromata effuse, spreading irregularly often for several cm., occasionally interrupted, subfleshy, at first whitish, at length lemon-yellow with the margin cottony and lighter-colored, within whitish, the whole stroma becoming more or less faded with age, often subpallid ; perithecia immersed, numerous, ovoid, yellowish ; asci cylindric, 62-75 /^ long ;
individual spores 3-4 A in diameter, the lower of each pair slightly longer.
On soil, old fungi, and leaf-mould.
Type locality : Europe.
Distribution: Connecticut to Wisconsin ; also in Europe.
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Fred Jay Seaver, Helen Letitia Palliser, David Griffiths. 1910. HYPOCREALES, FIMETARIALES. North American flora. vol 3(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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