''Hypolyssus'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the

Agaricomycetes The Agaricomycetes are a class of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. The taxon is roughly identical to that defined for the Homobasidiomycetes (alternatively called holobasidiomycetes) by Hibbett & Thorn, with the inclusion of Auriculariales a ...

class; it has not been assigned to an order or a family. It consists of one species: '' Hypolyssus natalis''. It was documented in 1825 by German mycologist

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immig ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q111181197 Agaricomycetes genera Agaricomycetes Monotypic Basidiomycota genera