Athelia arachnoidea is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae. The species forms thin, white, cobwebby basidiocarps (fruit bodies) and typically occurs saprotrophically on leaf litter and fallen wood. It can, however, also be a facultative parasite of lichens[1] and can additionally be a plant pathogen (typically found in its asexual Fibularhizoctonia carotae state),[2] causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.
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| Athelia arachnoidea growing on Thuja orientalis in Lasi, Romania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Atheliales |
| Family: | Atheliaceae |
| Genus: | Athelia |
| Species: | A. arachnoidea
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| Athelia arachnoidea | |
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References
edit- ^ Motiejûnaitë J. (2005). "Epidemiology of the fungus Athelia arachnoidea in epiphytic communities of broadleaved forests under strong anthropogenic impact". Ekologija. 4: 28–34. http://www.ebiblioteka.lt/resursai/LMA/Ekologija/0504_07_Eko.pdf
- ^ Adams GC, Kropp BR. (1996). "Athelia arachnoidea, the sexual state of Rhizoctonia carotae, a pathogen of carrot in cold storage". Mycologia. 88 (3): 459–472. doi:10.2307/3760886. JSTOR 3760886.
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