Are there any fungi that live underwater?
1) “Scientists say they’ve discovered a new species of mushroom living right here in Southern Oregon. “Unheard of,” is what scientists from Southern Oregon University are saying about a new species of mushroom they’ve discovered living underwater in the Rogue River. If you look north of Prospect, about a foot and half deep in the cold, flowing waters of the Rogue River, you might see a mushroom that scientists say you won’t find anywhere else. “Psathyrella Aquatica: the first known gilled underwater mushrooms in the world,” said Scientist Robert Coffan. Scientists have identified about 600 similar species of gilled mushroom, but none that live underwater. Coffan says he didn’t set out to find a new species, in fact, he says he was just playing in the water on a family outing. “I was up in the middle of July, 90 degrees outside, wading around in the water, enjoying myself, and I saw mushrooms growing underwater,” he said. After making the discovery, Coffan and a team of biologists from
