About Athelia arachnoidea (Berk.) Jülich
Athelia arachnoidea is a corticioid fungus that belongs to the family Atheliaceae. This species produces thin, white, cobweb-like basidiocarps, also known as fruit bodies. It most commonly grows as a saprotroph on leaf litter and fallen wood. However, it can also act as a facultative parasite of lichens, and function as a plant pathogen—this pathogenic form is typically encountered as its asexual stage Fibularhizoctonia carotae, which causes "crater rot" in stored carrots.
