Isaria sp.

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This one had me stumped for quite a while. I now think it could be a Paecilomyces species, most likely Paecilomyces tenuipes as that is the species recorded in Tasmania. Fuhrer states in his field guide that it parasitises beetle larvae. As you can see, there were two of them "growing" on this fern tree trunk.Photographed by my husband, Chris Ryan, in the Botanical Garden Reserve at Straun, on the Hogarth Falls walk.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS