Phlegmacium_boreidionysae

<i>Phlegmacium boreidionysae</i>

Phlegmacium boreidionysae

Species of fungus


Phlegmacium boreidionysae is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]

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Taxonomy

It was originally described in 2014 by the mycologists Ilkka Kytövuori, Kare Liimatainen, Tuula Niskanen, and Balint Dima who classified it as Cortinarius boreidionysae. It was placed in the (subgenus Phlegmacium) of the large mushroom genus Cortinarius.[2]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium boreidionysae based on genomic data.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet boreidionysae refers to its close relationship to C. dionysae, and its boreal distribution.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Found in Finland, it grows in northern boreal forests of predominantly Norway spruce (Picea abies).[2]

See also


References

  1. "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium boreidionysae (Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & Dima) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (2022-01-01). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1878-9129. S2CID 247098340.



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