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Hypomyces lateritius

Hypomyces lateritius is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hypomyces lateritius rather than just read about it. In short: Hypomyces lateritius, the ochre gillgobbler, is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on certain species of Lactarius mushrooms, improving their flavor and densifying the flesh. Hosts include L. camphoratus, L. chelidonium, L. controversus, L. deliciosus, L. indigo, L. rufus, L. salmonicolor, L. sanguifluus, L. semisanguifluus, L. tabidus, L. trivialis, and L. vinosus.

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Reference excerpt

Hypomyces lateritius, the ochre gillgobbler, is a parasitic ascomycete fungus that grows on certain species of Lactarius mushrooms, improving their flavor and densifying the flesh. Hosts include L. camphoratus, L. chelidonium, L. controversus, L. deliciosus, L. indigo, L. rufus, L. salmonicolor, L. sanguifluus, L. semisanguifluus, L. tabidus, L. trivialis, and L. vinosus. It is a microscopic fungus causing the formation of a macroscopic whitish subiculum over the hymenium of its host species, preventing gill formation. Presence of H. lateritius also often deforms the cap and stipe. Parasitization by H. lateritius does not prevent latex from forming when the flesh is cut.

Distribution Hypomyces lateritius can be found wherever Lactarius species can be found, in North America from Alaska to Mexico and in Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to Ukraine. In Asia in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Western Siberia. It has also been reported in New Zealand and South Africa.

Synonyms Sphaeria lateritia Fries, Syst. Mycol. 2: 338. 1823. Hypocrea lateritia (Fr.) Fries, Summa Veg. Scand. 383.1849. Peckiella lateritia (Fr.) Maire, Ann. Mycol. 4: 331.1906. Byssonectria lateritia (Fr.) Petch, J. Bot. Lond. 75: 220.1937. Hypomyces volemi Peck, Bull. Torrey Club 27: 20. 1900. Peckiella hymenioides Peck, Bull. Torrey Club 34: 102.1907. Hypomyces camphorati Peck, New York State Bull. 205:23. 1905 (1906). Peckiella camphorati (Peck) Seaver, Mycologia 2: 68.1910. Hypomyces camphorati (syn. Peckiella camphorati) is sometimes treated as a separate species from H. lateritius. Subiculum of specimens with L. camphoratus host tends more yellowish, and displays slightly larger ascospores. More research is required to determine whether H. lateritius is a single species or a species complex.

References

External links Media related to Hypomyces lateritius at Wikimedia Commons

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hypomyces lateritius

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hypomyces lateritius claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hypomyces lateritius before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hypomyces lateritius ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hypomyces lateritius

In research: Hypomyces lateritius appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hypomyces lateritius in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hypomyces lateritius is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Edible fungi, Fungus species, Hypocreaceae, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hypomyces lateritius outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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