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Ceraceomyces
Scientific name: Ceraceomyces
Ceraceomyces
Scientific name: Ceraceomyces
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Description
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Ceraceomyces is a family of mushroom-forming fungi that grow in a range of shapes and forms, most notably that of the multi-capped pagoda fungus ceraceomyces podaserpula. Most species in this family are saprophobes that cause white or brown rot on their host plant as they take nutrients from it.
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Species of Ceraceomyces
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Amylocorticiales Family
Amylocorticiaceae Genus
Ceraceomyces