Biology:Phlegmacium kytoevuorii

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Short description: Species of fungus

Phlegmacium kytoevuorii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Phlegmacium
Species:
P. kytoevuorii
Binomial name
Phlegmacium kytoevuorii
(Niskanen & Liimat.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms
  • Cortinarius kytoevuorii Niskanen & Liimat. (2014)

Phlegmacium kytoevuorii is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

It was originally described in 2014 by the mycologists Tuula Niskanen and Kare Liimatainen who classified it as Cortinarius kytoevuorii. It was placed in the (subgenus Phlegmacium) of the large mushroom genus Cortinarius.[2]

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

Etymology

The specific epithet honours Finnish mycologist Ilkka Kytövuori.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Found in coniferous forests of Finland and Sweden.[2]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20036749 entry