MUOB
Mushroom Observer
Catalog #:
MUOB 360814
Taxon:
Cordyceps tuberculata (Lebert) Maire
Family: Cordycipitaceae
Family: Cordycipitaceae
Collector:
John E Hartgerink MUOB 360814
Date: 2019-03-06
Verbatim Date: 2019-3-6
Locality:
United States, Louisiana, BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge
30.366 -91.1069
Elevation:
4-4 meters
(13-13ft)
Description:
Original observation #360814 (Mushroom Observer)
Occurrence Remarks:
Found by Sean Golden at Bluebonnet Swamp in Baton Rouge, LA on 3/1/19. Not sure if it is a fungus or slime mold or something else. I assume the "fungus?" began its attack while the insect was still alive? • Maybe just some spores landed on it? • Or could the insect could have been caught in some sticky goo? We think the insect was a moth (?). About 3/4 of an inches long. In a wet area not too far from the edge of a swamp. On a small stick a few feet above the ground. It has been suggested that it is: • An entomopathogenic fungus • Cordyceps • Akanthomyces sp
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Rights Holder: MO Observers
Record Id: 73023c52-0732-4999-bacc-cbe7d4578e2f
For additional information on this occurrence, please contact:
Nathan Wilson (nathan@collectivesource.com)
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