Phlegmacium_kytoevuorii

<i>Phlegmacium kytoevuorii</i>

Phlegmacium kytoevuorii

Species of fungus

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

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Taxonomy

It was originally described in 2014 by the mycologists Tuula Niskanen and Kare Liimatainen who classified it as Cortinarius kytoevuorii. 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 kytoevuorii based on genomic data.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet honours Finnish mycologist Ilkka Kytövuori.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Found in coniferous forests of Finland and Sweden.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium kytoevuorii (Niskanen & Liimat.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. [2]
    Liimatainen K, Niskanen T, Dima B, Kytövuori I, Ammirati JF, Frøslev TG (2014). "The largest type study of Agaricales species to date: bringing identification and nomenclature of Phlegmacium (Cortinarius) into the DNA era". Persoonia. 33: 98–140. doi:10.3767/003158514X684681. PMC 4312940. PMID 25737596. Open access icon
  3. [3]
    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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