Phlegmacium boreicyanites

Phlegmacium boreicyanites
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Phlegmacium
Species:	P. boreicyanites
Binomial name
	Phlegmacium boreicyanites; (Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & A.F.S. Taylor) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms
	Cortinarius boreicyanites Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & A.F.S. Taylor (2014);

Phlegmacium boreicyanites is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae^[1]

Taxonomy

It was originally described in 2014 and classified as Cortinarius boreicyanites. 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 Thaxterogaster argyrionus based on genomic data.^[3]

Description

Its fruitbodies have hemispherical to convex caps measuring 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) in diameter. Initially bluish gray, the cap colour matures to pale grayish brown. Gills on the cap underside have an emarginate attachment to the stipe. They start out greyish blue before changing to brownish violet when the spores mature. The club-shaped to bulbous stipe measures 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, and up to 4 cm (1.6 in) wide at the base.^[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet boreicyanites refers to its close relationship to Cortinarius cyanites, and its boreal distribution.^[2]

Habitat and distribution

Found in the boreal mixed forests of Europe (Sweden, Finland and Scotland).^[2]

References

^ "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium boreicyanites (Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & A.F.S. Taylor) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.

External links

Phlegmacium boreicyanites in Index Fungorum

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[1] "Species Fungorum - Phlegmacium boreicyanites (Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen & A.F.S. Taylor) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

[Liimatainen_2014-2] 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.

[:2-3] 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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