Species of fungus
Phlegmacium kytoevuorii fungus in the family Cortinariaceae .[ 1]
Taxonomy
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
The specific epithet honours Finnish mycologist Ilkka Kytövuori .[ 2]
Habitat and distribution
Found in coniferous forests of Finland and Sweden .[ 2]
See also
References
^ "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium kytoevuorii (Niskanen & Liimat.) Niskanen & Liimat" . www.speciesfungorum.org . Retrieved 2023-01-13 .^ 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 . ^ 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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