Phlegmacium kytoevuorii

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Phlegmacium kytoevuorii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Habitat and distribution[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium kytoevuorii (Niskanen & Liimat.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  2. ^ a b c Liimatainen K, Niskanen T, Dima B, Kytövuori I, Ammirati JF, Frøslev TG (2014). "The largest type study of Agaricales species to date: bringing identification and nomenclature of Phlegmacium (Cortinarius) into the DNA era". Persoonia. 33: 98–140. doi:10.3767/003158514X684681. PMC 4312940. PMID 25737596. Open access icon
  3. ^ Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (2022-01-01). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1878-9129. S2CID 247098340.

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