The earliest recording of this parasite was in 1822 in Salem, North Carolina,[1] but microscopic descriptions of H. hyalinus do not appear in the literature until 1886.

[2] Hypomyces hyalinus is a host-specific pathogen which exclusively attacks species of the genus Amanita,[3] which is famous for containing some of the most toxic mushrooms in the world.

[3] Another teleomorphic structure, the perithecia, forms throughout the subiculum with pores facing outward to facilitate the release of ascospores into the environment.

[4][3] Furthermore, due to the specificity of H. hyalinus to parasitize the poisonous species ofAmanita, further research could prove useful in manipulating Amanita fungi.

Although H. hyalinus does not currently have a large impact economically or socially, further research could make this parasite more important to society due to its relation to species of Amanita, which comprises both toxic and edible mushrooms.

[7] Further research could also reveal the ecological roles of H. hyalinus in population, environmental, and evolutionary biology.