Biology:Cortinarius splendens

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Short description: Species of fungus

Cortinarius splendens
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. splendens
Binomial name
Cortinarius splendens
Rob. Henry, 1939
Cortinarius splendens
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Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium is emarginate
stipe is bare
ecology is mycorrhizal
edibility: deadly

Cortinarius splendens, commonly known as the splendid webcap, is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Cortinarius native to Europe. It has been implicated in poisonings resulting in kidney failure, though with milder symptoms than other deadly webcaps.[1]

The species was described in 1939. It has been classed as conspecific with Cortinarius meinhardii, although the two species have different tree hosts—the former with the European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and the latter with Norway spruce (Picea abies).[2]

See also

References

  1. "Poisoning by members of the genus Cortinarius — a review". Mycological Research 94 (3): 289–98. 1990. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80352-3. 
  2. "Phylogenetic relationships in Cortinarius, section Calochroi, inferred from nuclear DNA sequences". BMC Evolutionary Biology 9 (1): 1. 2009. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-1. PMID 19121213. 

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