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The type species of Mycogone, described by Link in 1809. It is a mycoparasitic mold on mushroom fruit bodies, notably Amanita, covering them in fluffy hyphae with thick-walled, two-celled spores and turning them into large, nodular masses. It is known only from its asexual stage and has no DNA data, so its relationship to Hypomyces is unresolved.
Not edible. Discard any mushroom covered in mold.
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