''Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum'' is a species of

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producing

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in the family

Cortinariaceae The Cortinariaceae are a large family of gilled mushrooms found worldwide, containing over 2100 species. The family takes its name from its largest genus, the varied species of the genus ''Cortinarius''. Many genera formerly in the Cortinariacea ...

. It was previously known as ''Cortinarius subrubrovelatus.''

Taxonomy

It was described as new to science in 2008 as a

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of another ''

Cortinarius ''Cortinarius'' is a globally distributed genus of mushrooms in the family Cortinariaceae. It is suspected to be the largest genus of agarics, containing over 2,000 widespread species. A common feature among all species in the genus ''Cortinari ...

'' species, ''Cortinarius glaucopus var. subrubrovelatus'' but raised to distinct species status in 2014. It was classified as ''Cortinarius subrubrovelatus'' and placed in the

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''Phlegmacium'' of the large

genus ''

''. In 2022 the species was transferred from ''Cortinarius'' and reclassified as ''Phlegmacium subrubrovelatum'' based on genomic data. This study also reclassified ''Cortinarius glaucopus'' as ''

Phlegmacium glaucopus ''Phlegmacium glaucopus'' is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. It is commonly known as the blue-foot webcap. Taxonomy The species was first described as ''Agaricus glaucopus'' by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774. It was r ...

.''

Habitat and distribution

The mushroom is found in Central and northern Europe, where it grows in

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References

External links

* Cortinariaceae Fungi described in 2008 Fungi of Europe {{Cortinariaceae-stub