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Arthrobotrys superba is the type species of Arthrobotrys, a microscopic mould of dung and soil that traps nematodes in sticky hyphal nets and then digests them. It bears two-celled spores in whorls on upright stalks. Penn State Extension notes that it sometimes appears as a sparse, whitish growth on the casing of mushroom beds infested with nematodes. It is not a mushroom and has no food use.
Not edible; a microscopic mould with no food use.
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