Clavariopsis
Clavariopsis is a genus of fungi that is known for living in aquatic environments. It is form-classified as an aquatic hyphomycete, and is connected to freshwater streams. It is not known to live anywhere outside aquatic systems. Clavariopsis lives off decomposing leaves in streams, and Lignocellulose-Decomposing Enzymes are identified in the genus. These enzymes break down plant molecules, and Clavariopsis thus plays an important role in nutrient cycling in rivers.
Clavariopsis is a near-cosmopolitan genus of fungi belonging to the order Pleosporales, but the family is unknown. Clavariopsis aquatica was the first species described of the genus, and was one of the first aquatic hyphomycetes ever described.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 471604.