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Dead Man's Finger Fungus (Xylaria polymorpha)

Dead Man's Finger Fungus (Xylaria polymorpha)

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The macrofungi, represented by mushrooms and related fungal species that form large, visual fruiting bodies, are microbes that play major roles in the effective functionality of forested ecosystems. The important ecological contributions that macrofungi provide as mycorrhizal mycosymbionts, parasites, disease-causing agents (pathogens), and decompo...

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