Hypomyces lactifluorum
| Lobster mushroom | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Hypocreaceae |
| Genus: | Hypomyces |
| Species: | H. lactifluorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypomyces lactifluorum | |
| Hypomyces lactifluorum | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Smooth hymenium | |
| Lacks a stipe | |
| Ecology is parasitic | |
| Edibility is choice | |
Hypomyces lactifluorum, or the lobster mushroom, is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on certain species of mushrooms, turning them a reddish orange color that resembles the outer shell of a cooked lobster. The fungus is edible.