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Chaetospermum Fungus

Chaetospermum chaetosporum

A rare basidiomycete fungal species belonging to the Sebacinaceae family, originally described by mycologist Narcisse Patouillard and later reclassified by A.L. Smith and Ramsborg.

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Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Likely found in temperate and tropical forest ecosystems with decaying organic matter, particularly on woody substrates

Ecological Role

Potential role in forest decomposition and nutrient cycling processes

Morphology

  • SPORES Basidiospores likely hyaline or pale-colored, microscopic in size
  • MYCELIUM Likely white to cream-colored, thin and spreading through substrate
  • CAP PILEUS Microscopic to small fruiting body structure, typical of Sebacinales order fungi
  • STEM STIPE Potentially thin and delicate, characteristic of fungal decomposers
Data Source: TaxonHub Database
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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