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Fungi of Zihuatanejo

KINGDOM FUNGI

-Fungi Including Lichens ( Kingdom Fungi)

-Basidiomycete Fungi (Phylum Basidiomycota)

-Higher Basidiomycetes (Subphylum Agaricomycotina)

-Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)

-Subclass Agaricomycetidae

-Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)

-Suborder Agaricineae

-Brittlestems and Allies (Family Psathyrellaceae)

-Genus Parasola


Parasola is a genus of small, delicate mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. Parasola is a genus of small, delicate mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. They are known for their thin, pleated caps that resemble parasols or paper umbrella, hence the name. Saprotrophic – decomposes leaf litter, grass, wood chips, or other organic debris.

Parasola Mushrooms

Parasola (Genus)

Description

  • Parasola is a genus of small, delicate inkcap mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. Fruiting bodies typically have very thin stems and fragile, bell-shaped to umbrella-like caps that are strongly pleated or radially grooved. Caps are usually grey, brownish, or tan and often become increasingly translucent as they expand. Parasola generally does not undergo dramatic deliquescence into black ink.

Range

  • Parasola has a broad distribution in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions worldwide. Species occur throughout Mexico, including Guerrero and the Pacific coastal region, and members of the genus may be encountered around Zihuatanejo during periods of suitable moisture.

Habitat

  • Species commonly grow on soil, leaf litter, grass, and decaying plant material, particularly in disturbed ground, lawns, gardens, forest edges, and open woodland. Fruiting bodies are often short-lived and can appear rapidly after rain when humidity and substrate moisture are high.

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