Underwater Fungi

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Psathyrella species. Specimen photographed in Fall Creek, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. <a href="http://mushroomobserver.org/image/show_image/162027">Photo by Daniel Neall </a>
Psathyrella species. Specimen photographed in Fall Creek, Lane Co., Oregon, USA. Photo by Daniel Neall

Professors in Southern Oregon have discovered a mushroom with true gills, thriving underwater in the clear, cold waters of the Rogue River. Psathyrella aquatica has a fibrous stem, brown cap, and plenty of spores carried out by the current.

While studies are still underway, scientists have considered the fungi as a food source for river critters. The question remains as to whether the mushroom could be edible to humans.

Check out this video where the underwater mushroom was found in Oregon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43kEQ5T41io

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