| Athelia arachnoidea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: | Atheliales |
| Family: | Atheliaceae |
| Genus: | Athelia |
| Species: | A. arachnoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Athelia arachnoidea (Berk.) Jülich, (1972) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Corticium arachnoideum Berk. |
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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 Fibulorhizoctonia carotae state),[2] causing "crater rot" of stored carrots.