Biology:Phlegmacium boreidionysae

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Short description: Species of fungus

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

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

Taxonomy

It was originally described in 2014 by the mycologists Ilkka Kytövuori, Kare Liimatainen, Tuula Niskanen, and Balint Dima who classified it as Cortinarius boreidionysae. 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 boreidionysae based on genomic data.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet boreidionysae refers to its close relationship to C. dionysae, and its boreal distribution.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Found in Finland, it grows in northern boreal forests of predominantly Norway spruce (Picea abies).[2]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20036744 entry