🐾

Mollisia hydrophila

Least Concern

About

Mollisia hydrophila is a tiny disc fungus producing greyish apothecia on submerged and waterlogged plant debris in aquatic habitats. It inhabits streamsides, lake margins, and wet woodland environments in temperate Europe and North America. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes waterlogged plant material in riparian and aquatic edge habitats.

Habitat & Distribution

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark

Conservation Status

LC Least Concern

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom
Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum
Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class
Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order
Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family
Mollisiaceae
Genus
Mollisia
Species
Mollisia hydrophila ()

Names in Other Languages

German Helles Schilf-Filzbecherchen

Similar Species in Mollisia

🐾
Common Grey Disco
Mollisia cinerea
Least Concern
🐾
Mollisia ramealis
Least Concern
🐾
Mollisia clavata
Least Concern
🐾
Mollisia caespiticia
Not Evaluated
🐾
Mollisia amenticola
Not Evaluated
🐾
Mollisia palustris
Least Concern
🐾
Mollisia ligni
Least Concern
🐾
Mollisia discolor
Least Concern
View all species in Mollisia →

Explore More

ki…
Fungi
Kingdom
ph…
Sac Fungi
Phylum
cl…
Leotiomycetes
Class
or…
Helotiales
Order
fa…
Mollisiaceae
Family
ge…
Mollisia
Genus

Compare Species

vs Common Grey Disco vs vs vs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of ?
The scientific name of is Mollisia hydrophila. It belongs to the genus Mollisia.
What is the conservation status of ?
(Mollisia hydrophila) is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.
Where does live?
is found in Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.. Countries include Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
What family does belong to?
(Mollisia hydrophila) belongs to the genus Mollisia, which is part of the taxonomic family Mollisiaceae.
Is endangered?
No, (Mollisia hydrophila) is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at significant risk of extinction.
What kingdom does belong to?
(Mollisia hydrophila) belongs to the kingdom Fungi (Fungi).
What are the closest relatives of ?
The closest relatives of in the genus Mollisia include Common Grey Disco, , , , .

Native Range — 4 Countries

View all 4 countries →

Genus Mollisia — 12 Species

🐾
Common Grey Disco
Mollisia cinerea
LC
🐾
Mollisia hydrophila
LC
🐾
Mollisia ramealis
LC 🐾
Mollisia clavata
LC 🐾
Mollisia caespiticia
NE 🐾
Mollisia amenticola
NE 🐾
Mollisia palustris
LC 🐾
Mollisia ligni
LC 🐾
Mollisia discolor
LC 🐾
Mollisia rosae
LC 🐾
Mollisia coerulans
NE 🐾
Mollisia ventosa
LC
View all →

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

🐦
BirdFYI
11,000+ Bird Species
 🐟
FishFYI
Fish & Marine Life
 🦕
DinoFYI
6,000+ Dinosaurs
 🌿
PlantFYI
379,000+ Plants

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia