Protoglossum
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| Genus: | Protoglossum Massee (1891)
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| Protoglossum luteum Massee (1891)
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Protoglossum Massee 1891". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 563. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Massee GE. (1891). "New or imperfectly known Gasteromycetes". Grevillea. 19 (92): 94–98.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Protoglossum". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
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