<jats:p>A new ceramide, named hygrophamide (1), was isolated from the fruiting bodies of the basidiomycetes Hygrophorus eburnesus Fr.. The structure of the compound was elucidated as (2S, 3S, 4R, 2’R)-2-(2’-hydroxy-9’Z-ene-tetracosanoylamino)-octadecane- 1,3,4-triol (1) by spectral and chemical methods.