Pseudohygrocybe
(a subgenus of waxcaps)

Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hygrocybe
(waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Subtaxon	Rank	No of interactions	No of references
Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens Orange Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe calciphila Limestone Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe ceracea Butter Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe coccineocrenata Bog Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe constrictospora Hourglass Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe insipida Spangle Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe lepida Goblet Waxcap	Species	5 trophisms
Hygrocybe marchii a waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe miniata Vermilion Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe mucronella Bitter Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe phaeococcinea Shadowed Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe punicea Crimson Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	2 references
Hygrocybe quieta Oily Waxcap	Species	2 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe reidii Honey Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	1 references
Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae Mountain Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	2 references
Hygrocybe splendidissima Splendid Waxcap	Species	1 trophisms	2 references
Hygrocybe substrangulata a waxcap	Species	1 trophisms
Hygrocybe turunda a waxcap	Species	3 trophisms

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Subgenus	Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps)
Genus	Hygrocybe (waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)
Family	HYGROPHORACEAE (waxcaps and woodwaxes)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Pseudohygrocybe is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes - puffballs, earthstars, earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc. (via Hygrophoraceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hygrocybe
(waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps):

Hygrocybe
(waxcaps, waxcap mushrooms)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Gasteromycetes
(puffballs, earthstars,  earthballs, stinkhorns, truffles etc.)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 467 images of Pseudohygrocybe (a subgenus of waxcaps)

Characterised by subregular hymenophoral trama with rather short inflated cells rarely more than 200microns long.

The following groups belong here:

Sombre coloured waxcaps without decurrent gills.

Very viscid species with both stipe and cap so sticky as to be difficult to pick up.

Red-orange species with yellow or crenate margin or scaly caps.

All brightly coloured species with subdecurrent gills.

But other species are less distinctive.

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Pseudohygrocybe is also a member of:

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