''Phlegmacium ochribubalinum'' is a species of
fungus in the family
Cortinariaceae.
Taxonomy
The species was
described in 2014 and classified as ''Cortinarius ochribubalinus.'' It was placed in the
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
''Phlegmacium'' of the large
mushroom genus ''
Cortinarius''.
In 2022 the species was transferred from ''Cortinarius'' and reclassified as ''Phlegmacium ochribubalinum'' based on genomic data.
Etymology
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''ochribubalinum'' refers to the
ochre
Ochre ( ; , ), or ocher in American English, is a natural clay earth pigment, a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand. It ranges in colour from yellow to deep orange or brown. It is also the name of the colours produced ...
colour of the
fruitbodies.
Habitat and distribution
Found in South
Finland, where it grows on the ground with
deciduous trees.
References
External links
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Cortinariaceae
Fungi described in 2014
Fungi of Finland
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