Psathyrella aquatica

Psathyrella aquatica

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Genus: Psathyrella
Species:
P. aquatica
Binomial name
Psathyrella aquatica
J.L.Frank, Coffan, & Southworth (2010)
Psathyrella aquatica
Mycological characteristics
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is free
Stipe is bare
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Psathyrella aquatica, commonly known as the aquatic gilled mushroom, is a species of fungus from Oregon, first described in the journal Mycologia in 2010. It represents the first ever report of a gilled basidiomycete fruiting underwater.