Lobster Mushroom
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| Scientific name | Hypomyces lactifluorum |
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| Order | Hypocreales |
| Higher classification | Hypomyces |
| Rank | Species |
| Subclass | Hypocreomycetidae |
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| ID | 3041028 |
About Lobster Mushroom
The Lobster mushroom, Hypomyces lactifluorum, contrary to its common name, is not a mushroom, but rather 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.
