Stilbella byssiseda

Scientific identification: Stilbella byssiseda (Pers.) Seifert
Family: Stilbellaceae
Class: Sordariomycetes
Genus: Stilbella

Names across languages

Russian: Стилбелла мицелиально-опушённая

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2024-09-18.

Hymenium

N/A

Cap

N/A; this is a conidial (asexual) fungus and does not form a typical mushroom cap.

Hymenium Attachment

N/A

Stipe

N/A

Spore Print

N/A (spores are produced asexually).

Ecology

Parasitic, grows parasitically on the fruiting bodies (sporangia) of slime molds in the genus Cribaria, found in moist, forested environments where slime molds occur, invades and consumes the slime molds, often appearing as fine, hair-like mycelium covering their sporangia

Edibility

Edibility: Not edible.

Fruit Body

Stilbella byssiseda does not form typical mushroom fruit bodies. Instead, it produces minute, thread-like structures (conidiophores) that emerge on the surface of parasitized slime molds.