Biology:Protoglossum

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Protoglossum
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Protoglossum

Massee (1891)
Type species
Protoglossum luteum
Massee (1891)
Synonyms[1]

Cortinomyces Bougher & Castellano (1993)

Protoglossum is a genus of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2] Protoglossum was circumscribed by George Edward Massee in 1891.[3]

Taxonomy

Protoglossum niveum is the only accepted species which remains in this genus with the previous 8 subsequently being reclassified as Cortinarius species as a result of papers in 2002 and 2014.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5224348 entry