Biology:Mystinarius

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Mystinarius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Mystinarius
Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Type species
Mystinarius lustrabilis
(Moënne-Locc) Niskanen & Liimat. (2021)

Mystinarius is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was created in 2022 when the family Cortinariaceae, which previously contained only the one genus of Cortinarius was reclassified based on genomic data and split into the genera of Cortinarius, Aureonarius, Austrocortinarius, Calonarius, Cystinarius, Hygronarius, Mystinarius, Phlegmacium, Thaxterogaster and Volvanarius.[2]

The genus is further divided with subgenus and section classifications:[2]

  • Mystinarius subgenus Mystinarius.

Etymology

The name Mystinarius derives from the Latin word 'mysticus' meaning mystical[3] and Cortinarius.[2]

Species

As of January 2023, the genus is monotypic with only one species of Mystinarius accepted by Species Fungorum.[4]

  1. Mystinarius lustrabilis (Moënne-Locc.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q116186299 entry