Biology:Calonarius luteicolor

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Short description: Species of fungus

Calonarius luteicolor
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Calonarius
Species:
C. luteicolor
Binomial name
Calonarius luteicolor
(Ammirati, Bojantchev, Niskanen & Liimat.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms
  • Cortinarius orichalceus var. olympianus f. luteifolius A.H.Sm. (1944)
  • Cortinarius luteicolor Ammirati, Bojantchev, Niskanen & Liimat. (2014)

Calonarius luteicolor is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

It was described as new to science in 1944 by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith, who called it Cortinarius orichalceus var. olympianus f. luteifolius.[1]

Molecular analysis of the internal transcribed spacer DNA regions demonstrated that this taxon was sufficiently distinct genetically to warrant designation as a species, and it was renamed in 2014 and placed in subgenus Phlegmacium of the Cortinarius genus.[2]

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

Etymology

The specific epithet luteicolor refers to yellowish colors of the cap and gills.[2]

Habitat and distribution

The mushroom is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and British Columbia in Canada.[2]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20051087 entry