Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Atheliales Family: Atheliaceae
Species: Athelia arachnoidea (Berk.) Jülich
Synonyms: Athelia bispora
Athelia epiphylla
Candelabra Duster
Cobweb Duster
Corticium arachnoideum
Corticium bisporum
Corticium centrifugum
Corticium centrifugum subsp. bisporum
Fibularhizoctonia carotae
Fusarium kuehnii
Fusarium kuhnii
Hypochnus bisporus
Pellicularia bispora
Rhizoctonia carotae
Common Name:


A Lichen Parasite
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Athelia arachnoidea

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Lichen (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fallen Branch (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
September (1)
December (1)