Phlegmacium lavendulense explained

Phlegmacium lavendulense is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

It was described in 1928 by John Burton Cleland who classified it as Cortinarius lavendulensis.

In 1960 it was reclassified as Phlegmacium lavendulense by Meinhard Michael Moser.

In 2022 a genomic study of the family Cortinariaceae transferred many Cortinarius species to new and existing genera. The basionym Cortinarius lavendulensis was transferred to Phlegmacium and listed in the paper as a novel combination accredited to the mycologists Tuula Niskanen and Kare Liimatainen.[2]

Habitat and distribution

It is native to Australia and was described from a specimen collected in the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Fungorum – Phlegmacium lavendulense (Cleland) M.M. Moser . 14 January 2023 . www.speciesfungorum.org.
  2. Liimatainen . Kare . Kim . Jan T. . Pokorny . Lisa . Kirk . Paul M. . Dentinger . Bryn . Niskanen . Tuula . 1 January 2022 . 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 . 256061957 . free .