Phylum: Ascomycota | Class: Sordariomycetes |
Order: Hypocreales | Family: Clavicipitaceae |
Species: Metarhizium marquandii (Massee) Kepler, S.A. Rehner & Humber |
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Lavender Waxcap Mould Marquandomyces marquandii Paecilomyces marquandii Verticillium marquandi Verticillium marquandii Waxcap Facepainter |
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Grows on Hygrocybe virginea | |
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On Snowy Waxcap | Photographer: © Liz Holden |
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Hygrocybe virginea (2) Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus (1) |
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Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: semi-improved (2) |
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Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Fruitbody (2) |
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Months recorded in & number of records: September (1) October (2) November (1) |