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Associations

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Fungus / parasite
emergent, solitary or in small groups stroma of Cordyceps canadensis parasitises subterranean ascoma of Elaphomyces

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Brief Summary

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Many Cordyceps mushrooms parasitize insects, but this unusual Cordyceps, C. capitata (also known as Elaphocordyceps capitata), parasitizes Elaphomyces truffles (Lincoff 1981; Arora 1986), as can be seen in this video.

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