Carcinomyces mycetophilus

Carcinomyces mycetophilus is a species of fungus in the class Tremellomycetes. It is a parasite, producing extensive, gelatinous galls on basidiocarps (fruit bodies) of its host, the agaric Gymnopus dryophilus.^[1][2] Its generic placement is currently uncertain,^[3] but morphologically it is close to the type species of Carcinomyces.^[1] It was first described by Charles Horton Peck from North America, where it is widespread and called Collybia jelly. It has also been recorded in continental Europe.

Carcinomyces mycetophilus
Galls of Carcinomyces mycetophilus on the agaric Gymnopus dryophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Tremellomycetes
Order:	Tremellales
Family:	Carcinomycetaceae
Genus:	Carcinomyces
Species:	C. mycetophilus
Binomial name
Carcinomyces mycetophilus (Peck) Oberw. & Bandoni (1982)
Synonyms
Tremella mycetophila Peck (1875) Christiansenia mycetophila (Peck) Ginns & Sunhede (1978) Syzygospora mycetophila (Peck) Ginns (1986)