Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near a sand fence on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing Stereum on a fallen oak in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 9, 2017
Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris on a log near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 1, 2018
Parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with flower buds in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Small Witch s Broom (densely branched small twigs) on a birch induced by a parasitic fungus Taphrina betulina(?) near Morskaya, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 16, 2017
White arachnoid corticioid fungus (mushroom) Athelia arachnoidea parasitizing on lichens on a maple tree in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2, 2017
Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Acacia with mistletoe parasites blooming by red flowers near a jeep track along Netafim River in Eilat Mountains, 1.5 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, March 22, 2001
Alligator with parasite worms on west shore of Elm Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, July 4, 2008
Tachinid parasitic fly (Archytas) nectaring on white mistflower in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, November 8, 2009
Flower spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) popping from cyanobacterial crust of salt marsh. Southeast coastal area near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Acacia killed by a parasite plant mistletoe in Netafim River in Eilat Mountains, 2 miles north-west from Eilat. The Middle East, March 22, 2001
Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Malformed yellow flower of aster family because of parasites on north shore of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 15, 2018
Parasitic fungus bolete mould (Hypomyces chrysospermus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2018
Jelly fungus Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing Stereum on an oak in City Cemetery. Bryan, Texas, January 3, 2019
Parasitic plants Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in bloom. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
Flowers of a parasitic plant common toothwort (Lathraea squamaria, Russian name Petrov Krest) in Gatchina Park, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 16, 2011
Pyramid spike of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with mangrove in background. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Pyramid spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a fly. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Parasitic plants of Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) forming "fairy ring" circle near a host plant Zygophyllum qatarense on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 10, 2015
Dried parasitic plant Cynomorium coccineum (desert, or red thumb, tarthuth) in dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Al Harrarah. Qatar, March 4, 2016
False Tinder Conk mushrooms (Phellinus tremulae, a parasitic fungus of aspen) near Kavgolovskoe Lake south from Oselki, 8 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 5, 2017
Tachinid parasitic fly (Archytas) on Chinquapin Trail near a dam in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 10, 2009
Flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
A fleshy parasite (?) plant in dunes in northern Ashkelon. The Middle East, April 5, 2001
Bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, March 18, 2011
Field, or golden dodder (Cuscuta campestris) parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) and its mummies killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Field dodder (Cuscuta campestris) with flowers parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Remains of dried fruits of a parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, October 23, 2015
False Tinder Conk mushroom (Phellinus tremulae, a parasitic fungus of aspen) west from Dibuny - Pesochny area near Saint Petersburg. Russia, February 4, 2017
Parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) with a host plant Zygophyllum qatarense on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 10, 2015
Flower bud of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
Purple shoot of parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth) emerging from sand on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
Red flowers of mistletoe parasite on acacia in Nahal Shani east from Red Canyon approaching Nahal Raham, 8 miles north from Eilat. The Middle East, February 7, 2002
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
Dissected fleshy inflorescence of a parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) taken from a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 10, 2015
Tall plant of a parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
Parasitic plants in Beartrap Meadow County Park on Casper Mountain. Wyoming, July 21, 2010
Blooming parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant Arthrocnemum macrostachyum near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
Parasite plants in Ross Hills Park, 7 miles west from West Lafayette. Indiana, May 1, 1999.
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Flower of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
Oleander aphids (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2013
Round golden brown swollen mummies of oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) collected near Dareen Tower in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, February 1, 2014
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
Flower buds of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
Parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth) emerging from sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
Yellow and maroon flower buds emerging from sand of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) appear in a desert after recent rains. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Fish parasite Anilocra physodes in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 15, 2013
Salt tolerant parasitic plants of Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 10, 2015
Oleander aphid (milkweed aphid, Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe) and its swollen mummy killed by parasitic wasps Aphidius colemani on seed pods of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) in Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2013
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant Zygophyllum qatarense at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
Parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
Parasitic insects on linden near All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection (VIZR). Pushkin (former Tsarsoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 25, 2014
Parasite Azugia lucii on a wall of garfish stomach in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2014
Emerging parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
Blooming parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant Tetraena near Al Khor Hospital. Qatar, February 6, 2015
Partially decomposed fruits of a parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum) in sands of Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, October 23, 2015
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant Haloxylon salicornicum in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
Tolypocladium capitatum (Cordyceps capitata) parasitic fungus on mushroom show in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2016
Bolete eater (golden yellow parasitic ascomycete fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus, or Apiocrea chrysosperma that grows on bolete mushrooms) near Orekhovo, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 22, 2016
Golden jelly fungus (Tremella mesenterica) parasitizing on rosy crust mushrooms (Peniophora incarnata) in Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017
Cabbage leaf Helvella mushrooms (Helvella acetabulum) with a parasitic fungus Hypomyces cervinus (Hypomyces cervinigenus) near Dibuny, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 27, 2017
Xerocomellus pruinatus(?) mushrooms with a bolete mould parasitic fungus (Hypomyces chrysospermus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2017
Young rusty brown mushroom Buchwaldoboletus lignicola on the base of larch, parasitic of Ph. schweinitzii, in Lesnoy Park (Lesotekhnicheskiy Universitet). Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
Rusty bolete (Boletus ferrugineus) with a parasitic fungus bolete mould (Hypomyces chrysospermus) in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017
Mycena mushroom with a parasitic bonnet mould fungus (Spinellus fusiger) with visible slender sporangiophores in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 4, 2017
Rusty bolete (Boletus ferrugineus) with a parasitic fungus bolete mould (Hypomyces chrysospermus) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017
Dissected rusty bolete (Boletus ferrugineus) with a parasitic fungus bolete mould (Hypomyces chrysospermus) on roadside near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017
Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) parasitic plants in moss in Lembolovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris on roadside in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris lit by flash in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum in Hensel Park. College Station, Texas, December 22, 2017
Saddle mushroom (Helvella) with a parasitic mold fungus (Hypomyces cervinus) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, April 8, 2018
Bolete eater (golden yellow parasitic ascomycete fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus on bolete mushrooms) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2018
Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris near Lisiy Nos. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 26, 2018
Bolete mushroom Strobilomyces dryophilus with golden yellow parasitic ascomycete fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 25, 2018
Bolete eater fungus (golden yellow parasitic ascomycete fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 25, 2018
Candy cap mushroom (milkcap Lactarius camphoratus(?)) and a milkcap with a parasitic fungus Peckiella camphorati (Hypomyces camphorati) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
Milkcap mushroom Lactarius camphoratus(?) infected by a parasitic fungus Peckiella camphorati (Hypomyces camphorati) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018
Dead bess beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus) with green muscardine disease caused by mold like parasitic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae(?) collected during a mushroom walk on a property at 5369 Farm to Market Road 770 near Kountze. Texas, June 8, 2019
Web-forming parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Orange club parasitic fungus Cordyceps militaris in area of Kavgolovskoe Lake near Oselki - Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
Golden yellow parasitic ascomycete fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 25, 2018
Brown resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia (Hymenochaetaceae) with web-forming parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under a log of a hardwood tree on Raccoon Run Train in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
Yellow parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) growing over brown resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia (Hymenochaetaceae) on Raccoon Run Train in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
Yellow mycelial fans of a parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) growing over brown resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia (Hymenochaetaceae) on Raccoon Run Train in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
Close-up of yellow umbrella-like circular fans of a parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) growing over brown resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia (Hymenochaetaceae) on Raccoon Run Train in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
Fluffy yellow mycelial fan of a parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) growing over brown resupinate polypore mushroom Fuscoporia (Hymenochaetaceae) on Raccoon Run Train in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 31, 2019
Feathery growth of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Web-forming parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) catching spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Fan-like growth of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Close-up of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Web-like parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Orange parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Web-like growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Clumps of parasitic spore-catching fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak fallen across the trail on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Powdery white spores of resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) and light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Web-like growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Web-forming growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Clumpy growth of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) with patches of light brown parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Close-up of fan-like growth of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Fibrous surface of fan-like growth of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Back lit fan-like growth of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Growth of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on pore surface of mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Web-like fans of spore catching parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) under resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Fibrous texture of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) taken from a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Close-up of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) taken from a large fallen oak on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, February 29, 2020
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) with a parasitic ergot fungus Claviceps africana on Lone Star Hiking Trail near Pole Creek in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, August 27, 2020
Bolete mould parasitic fungus (Hypomyces chrysospermus) on Boletus luridellus in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 5, 2020
Underside of bolete Boletus luridellus with a parasitic fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus on a grassy lawn in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 5, 2020
Tiny veined mossear mushrooms Rimbachia bryophila parasitizing on mossy bark of a fallen elm on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 11, 2020
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 25, 2020
Warped crust fungus Leucogyrophana mollusca damaged by a parasitic mold on a log in wet area on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 28, 2020
Growth of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on underside of a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on underside of a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Crust-like parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on underside of a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Details of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on underside of a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Close-up of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on underside of a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Orange spores on underside of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Margin of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Texture of parasitic fungus Sporophagomyces chrysostomus(?) on resupinate polypore mushroom Fulvifomes johnsonianus (Phellinus johnsonianus)(?) on a large oak log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, January 17, 2021
Green caterpillar with eggs of parasites on blackseed speargrass (Piptochaetium avenaceum) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 10, 2021
Tremella aurantia mushroom parasitizing common wood rotter Stereum hirsutum on a fallen oak in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021
Gilled bolete mushrooms (Phylloporus leucomycelinus) with parasitic mold Hypomyces on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 27, 2021
Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
Dissected Amanita mushrooms with parasitic fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
Cross section of Amanita mushroom with parasitic mold fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest near Shepherd. Texas, October 3, 2021
Powdered ruffle lichen (Parmotrema hypotropum) together with a parasitic gall-forming lichenicolous fungus Tremella parmeliarum on a twig of upland swamp-privet bush at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Jelly fungus Tremella aurantia parasitizing common wood rotter mushroom Stereum at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, December 20, 2021
Bicoloured bracket mushrooms (Vitreoporus dichrous) with some black hairs of a fungal parasite(?) in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Found at mushroom walk of GSMS. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Spores of tiny white pleurotoid moss parasite mushrooms Rimbachia bryophila from a fallen elm collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, September 4, 2022
Orange-striped ribbonsnake with some parasitic insects on a carpet of red water fern (Azolla filiculoides) on shores of Flag Pond at Lake Somerville Trailway, near Nails Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 8, 2023
