| Psathyrella aquatica | |
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| 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) |
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| Psathyrella aquatica | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| gills on hymenium | |
| cap is convex | |
| hymenium is free | |
| ecology is saprotrophic | |
| edibility: unknown | |
Psathyrella aquatica is a species of fungus from Oregon, described in the journal Mycologia in 2010.[1] It represents the first report of a gilled mushroom (Basidiomycota) fruiting underwater. It was found by Southern Oregon University professor Robert Coffan in the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] Coffan found the mushroom in 2005, and his colleagues Darlene Southworth and Jonathan Frank in the biology department at Southern Oregon University confirmed that the mushroom was a unique discovery.[3] The mushroom appears to be quite strong and can stand up to fast-moving river currents.