Genus
Hypomyces
Hypomyces aurantius. Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Hypomyces is a genus of parasitic ascomycete fungi found in Europe, North America, Australia, and parts of China. The genus contains 53 species. Better known species include the lobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum) and the bolete eater (Hypomyces chrysospermus).
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
- Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae
- Order: Hypocreales
- Family: Hypocreaceae
- Genus: Hypomyces
- Species: Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete mould)
- Species: Hypomyces lactifluorum (Lobster mushroom)
- Species: Hypomyces luteovirens (Yellow-green russula mold)
- Species: Hypomyces microspermus
- Species: Hypomyces cervinigenus
- Species: Hypomyces ochraceus
- Species: Hypomyces lateritius (Ochre gillgobbler)
- Species: Hypomyces aurantius (Orange polypore mould)
- Genus: Hypomyces
- Family: Hypocreaceae
- Order: Hypocreales
- Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae
- Class: Sordariomycetes
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
- Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
