Biology:Cortinarius infractiflavus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Cortinarius infractiflavus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. infractiflavus
Binomial name
Cortinarius infractiflavus
(M.M.Moser) Kytöv., Niskanen, Liimat., Bojantchev & Ammirati (2014)
Synonyms
  • Cortinarius infractus var. flavus M.M.Moser (1999)

Cortinarius infractiflavus is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. It was originally described as new to science in 1999 by Meinhard Moser, who named it Cortinarius infractus var. flavus.[1] It was raised to species status in 2014 when molecular analysis showed it to be genetically distinct from C. infractus. The specific epithet infractiflavus refers to its relationship to C. infractus and its yellow cap. The mushroom is known from North American north of Mexico, Finland, and Bulgaria, where it grows on the ground in boreal and mountainous conifer forests.[2]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20051085 entry