Biology:Phlegmacium myrtilliphilum

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Short description: Species of fungus

Phlegmacium myrtilliphilum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Phlegmacium
Species:
P. myrtilliphilum
Binomial name
Phlegmacium myrtilliphilum
(Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & Brandrud) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms

Cortinarius myrtilliphilus Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & Brandrud (2014)

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

Taxonomy

The species was described in 2014 and classified as Cortinarius myrtilliphilus. 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 myrtilliphilum based on genomic data.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet myrtilliphilum (originally myrtilliphilus) alludes to the association with Vaccinium myrtillus plants.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Known only from Norway and Finland.[2]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20051091 entry