My pursuit of mycology has enriched my vocabulary once again.
Hypomyces is defined as a genus of parasitic fungi known as Ascomycetes, because of the way that they reproduce.
The result can be a powdery residue, a crust, or even wart-like growths.
Gary Lincoff even has photos of a parasitized fungal parasite. So the mushroom is attacked by a fungus, which is then attacked by another fungus.
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