Psathyrella aquatica

Psathyrella aquatica

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is free
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is unknown

Psathyrella aquatica 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.