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Date Collected
2018
Publication Date
7-18-2018
Description
Scorias spongiosa (Beech Aphid Poop-eater)
7/18/2018
Group: Fungi
Type: Ascomycota
Family: Capnodiaceae
Notes
Common Name: Beech Aphid Poop-eater
Years Noted: 2018; 2019; 2020; 2024
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter
Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen
Comments: This mold utilizes the honeydew droppings of beech blight aphids; thus, the honeydew eater is commonly found below aphid colonies and on American Beech trees and plant matter. The mold is white but darkens to brown and black after months as it generates ascopores. (A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas, pg.285)
Recommended Citation
Ritter, N. (2018). Scorias spongiosa (Beech Aphid Poop-eater). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bds_fungi/56