Phlegmacium_subrubrovelatum

<i>Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum</i>

Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum

Species of fungus


Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1] It was previously known as Cortinarius subrubrovelatus.

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Taxonomy

It was described as new to science in 2008 as a variety of another Cortinarius species, Cortinarius glaucopus var. subrubrovelatus[2] but raised to distinct species status in 2014. It was classified as Cortinarius subrubrovelatus and placed in the subgenus Phlegmacium of the large mushroom genus Cortinarius.[3]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum based on genomic data.[4] This study also reclassified Cortinarius glaucopus as Phlegmacium glaucopus.

Habitat and distribution

The mushroom is found in Central and northern Europe, where it grows in coniferous forests.[3]


References

  1. "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum (Bidaud) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. Bidaud A, Moënne-Loccoz P, Reumaux P, Carteret X, Eyssartier G (2008). Atlas des Cortinaires (in French). Vol. 17. Fédération mycologique Dauphiné-Savoie. pp. 1061–1264 ( see p. 1237).
  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.



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