Pseudohygrocybe
(a subgenus of waxcaps)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of images	No of ID refs
Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens Orange Waxcap	Species	13 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe calciphila Limestone Waxcap	Species	12 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe ceracea Butter Waxcap	Species	74 images
Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood	Species	40 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe insipida Spangle Waxcap	Species	30 images
Hygrocybe lepida Goblet Waxcap	Species	43 images
Hygrocybe marchii a waxcap	Species		1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe miniata Vermilion Waxcap	Species	68 images
Hygrocybe mucronella Bitter Waxcap	Species	55 images
Hygrocybe phaeococcinea Shadowed Waxcap	Species	10 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe punicea Crimson Waxcap	Species	31 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe quieta Oily Waxcap	Species	29 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe reidii Honey Waxcap	Species	57 images	1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae Mountain Waxcap	Species		1 ident. refs
Hygrocybe splendidissima Splendid Waxcap	Species	5 images	1 ident. refs

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))

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for 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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