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Name: Lois A.
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Age: 50s
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Date: June 2003
Question:
Can a fungus have a fungus (a parasite)?


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I have been searching my references for an example of this but cannot find anything specific. It seems that I have read of fungi on fungi and it seems logical that it could happen, but again, I cannot verify it.

J. Elliott


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