Hypomyces chrysospermus

Hypomyces chrysospermus, the bolete eater, is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on bolete mushrooms, turning the afflicted host a whitish, golden yellow, or tan color. It is found in Eurasia and North America, as well as southwest Western Australia.

Hypomyces chrysospermus
Hypomyces chrysospermus infecting a Leccinum bolete
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
Genus: Hypomyces
Species:
H. chrysospermus
Binomial name
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Tul. & C.Tul. (1860)
Synonyms
  • Hypolyssus chrysospermus (Tul. & C.Tul.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Apiocrea chrysosperma (Tul. & C.Tul.) Syd. & P.Syd. (1921)
  • Sepedonium chrysosperma (Bull.) Fr.

Bolete eater and its afflicted host mushrooms are not edible and may be poisonous. The related lobster mushroom, H. lactifluorum, is edible.

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