Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw. is a fungus in the Corticiaceae family, order Corticiales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw.

Marchandiomyces corallinus is a lichen-parasitizing lichenicolous fungus common in eastern North America and Europe.

Family

Corticiaceae

Genus

Marchandiomyces

Order

Corticiales

Class

Agaricomycetes

About Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw.

Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D.Hawksw. is a lichenicolous fungus that parasitizes lichens. It most often infects lichens from the genera Physcia, Parmelia, Flavoparmelia, Lepraria, Pertusaria, Lasallia, and Lecanora. This species is commonly found in eastern North America and Europe.

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Taxonomy

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Corticiales › Corticiaceae › Marchandiomyces

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Corticium roseum Pers.

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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