Phlegmacium cremeiamarescens

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Phlegmacium cremeiamarescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Phlegmacium
Species:
P. cremeiamarescens
Binomial name
Phlegmacium cremeiamarescens
(Kytöv., Liimat. & Niskanen) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms

Cortinarius cremeiamarescens Kytöv., Liimat. & Niskanen (2014)

Phlegmacium cremeiamarescens is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1] It was originally described in 2014 by the mycologists Ilkka Kytövuori, Kare Liimatainen and Tuula Niskanen who classified it as Cortinarius cremeiamarescens. It was placed in the (subgenus Phlegmacium) of the large mushroom genus Cortinarius.[2] The specific epithet cremeiamarescens refers to the fruitbody colour and the bitter-tasting cap cuticle. Phlegmacium gentianeus is a sister species with which it has been previously confused.[2] It is found in southern Europe and western North America, where it grows in coniferous forests.[2]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Phlegmacium cremeiamarescens based on genomic data.[3]

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  1. ^ "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium cremeiamarescens (Kytöv., Liimat. & Niskanen) 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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