White Nose Syndrome

Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Blehert & Gargas) Minnis & D.L.Lindner

Also called: Pd, White-nose Syndrome

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of White Nose Syndrome by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	9
March	1
April	0
May	8
June	1
July	6
August	0
September	0
October	4
November	0
December	0

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

New York 5 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 3 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 2 records · Foraging rules
Connecticut 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Pseudogymnoascus destructans (formerly known as Geomyces destructans) is a psychrophilic (cold-loving) fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fatal disease that has devastated bat populations in parts of the United States and Canada. Unlike species of Geomyces, P. destructans forms asymmetrically curved conidia. Pseudogymnoascus destructans grows very slowly on artificial media and cannot grow at temperatures above 20 °C. It can grow around 4 °C to 20 °C, which encompasses the temperatures found in winter bat hibernacula. Emaciation is considered the ultimate cause of mortality for the bats who are infected with Pseudogymnoascus destructans. The disease causes a disruption in the normal hibernation cycle where the animal is in a state of torpor and leads to the bats arising from their hibernaculum too early and depleting their fat supply.

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