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      Examples of invasive saprotrophic fungi. (a) Clathrus archeri (Devil's fingers or Octopus Stinkhorn) is native to Australia and New Zealand and has spread to Africa, Europe, and North and South America. Photograph by: Oilys, CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), plate letter added. (b) Favolaschia claudopus (Orange Ping-Pong Bats or Orange Pore Conk) has spread to Australia, Hawai'i, New Zealand, and western Europe. Its native range is not known. Photograph by: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en), plate letter added. (c) Pleurotus citrinopileatus (Golden Oyster Mushroom) is native to east Asia, has established populations outside its native range in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and is a commonly cultivated species that is spreading rapidly throughout eastern North America. Photograph by Kerry Givens, CC-BY-SA-3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en), plate letter added.

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      Conservation actions and research needs to prevent the establishment and control the spread of invasive cultivated fungi.