Neohygrocybe is a genus of agaric fungi in the family Hygrophoraceae. Neohygrocybe species belong to a group known as waxcaps in English, sometimes also waxy caps in North America or waxgills in New Zealand. In Europe, Neohygrocybe species are typical of waxcap grasslands, a declining habitat due to changing agricultural practices. As a result, three species, Neohygrocybe ingrata,[1] Neohygrocybe nitrata,[2] and Neohygrocybe ovina,[3] are of global conservation concern and are listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
| Neohygrocybe | |
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| Neohygrocybe ovina, Norway | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Neohygrocybe Herink (1958) |
| Type species | |
| Neohygrocybe ovina | |
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Neohygrocybe griseonigra | |
Taxonomy edit
The genus was described by Czech mycologist Josef Herink in 1958.[4] It was formerly synonymized with Hygrocybe by many authorities,[5] but recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, indicates that Neohygrocybe is monophyletic and forms a natural group distinct from Hygrocybe sensu stricto.[6][7]
Habitat and Distribution edit
In Europe, Neohygrocybe species are typically found in agriculturally unimproved, short-sward grasslands (including pastures and lawns).[5] Elsewhere, they are most frequently found in woodland. The genus is cosmopolitan.
References edit
- ^ "Hygrocybe ingrata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
- ^ "Neohygrocybe nitrata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
- ^ "Hygrocybe ovina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
- ^ Herink J. (1958). "Stavnatkovité houby parhorku "Velká Horka" u Mnichova Hradiste". Sborník Severoceského Musea (in Czech). 1: 53–86.
- ^ a b Boertmann D. (2010). The genus Hygrocybe (2nd ed.). Copenhagen: Danish Mycological Society. p. 200. ISBN 978-87-983581-7-6.
- ^ Lodge DJ, Padamsee M, Matheny PB, Aime MC, Cantrell SA, Boertmann D, et al. (2014). "Molecular phylogeny, morphology, pigment chemistry and ecology in Hygrophoraceae (Agaricales)". Fungal Diversity. 64 (1): 1–99. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0259-0. hdl:2318/136089. S2CID 220615978.
- ^ Fuljer F, Zajac M, Boertmann D, Szabóová D, Kautmanová I. (2022). "Neohygrocybe pseudoingrata, a new grassland species from Slovakia and the Czech Republic". Fungal Syst Evol. 9: 11–17. doi:10.3114/fuse.2022.09.02. PMC 9355102. PMID 35978984.
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