Calonarius aureofulvus explained

Calonarius aureofulvus is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.^[1]

Taxonomy

It was described by Austrian mycologist Meinhard Michael Moser in 1952 who classified it as Cortinarius aureofulvus and then reclassified it as Phlegmacium aureofulvum in 1960.

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Calonarius aureofulvus based on genomic data.^[2]

Habitat and distribution

The species is native to Europe.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Fungorum - Calonarius aureofulvus (M.M. Moser) Niskanen & Liimat . 2023-01-13 . www.speciesfungorum.org.
2. 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 . en . 112 . 1 . 89–170 . 10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9 . 1878-9129. 2299/25409 . free .