''Hydropus'' is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Marasmiaceae. The widespread genus contains about 100 species, especially in
tropical areas,
but is not well represented in
temperate regions. About 15
taxa are found in Europe; ''
H. floccipus'' has the widest distribution in western Europe.
''Hydropus'' was circumscribed by
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.
After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...
in 1948.
Species in the genus have
fruit bodies
The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life c ...
with
caps that are
mycenoid,
collybioid
''Collybia'' (in the strict sense) is a genus of mushrooms in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus has a widespread but rare distribution in northern temperate areas, and contains three species that grow on the decomposing remains of other mus ...
, or
omphaloid in form. Most species occur in
tropical and
subtropical
The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical zone, geographical and Köppen climate classification, climate zones to the Northern Hemisphere, north and Southern Hemisphere, south of the tropics. Geographically part of the Geographical z ...
regions, where they grow as
saprobes on rotting wood,
forest litter
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, and mosses.
Generally, most ''Hydropus'' species are rare, and several are known only from the
type
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collection, including ''
H. conicus'', ''
H. moserianus'', ''
H. nitens'', and ''
H. paradoxus''.
Species
See also
*
List of Marasmiaceae genera
References
External links
*
Marasmiaceae
Agaricales genera
Taxa named by Rolf Singer
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