Taxonomy
The genus was created in 2022 when the family Cortinariaceae, which previously contained only the one genus of ''Cortinarius'' was reclassified based on genomic data and split into the genera of ''Cortinarius'', ''Aureonarius'', ''Austrocortinarius'', ''Calonarius'', ''Cystinarius'', ''Hygronarius'', ''Mystinarius'', ''Phlegmacium'', ''Thaxterogaster'' and ''Volvanarius''. The genus is further divided with subgenus classifications: * ''Volvanarius'' subgenus ''Thaumasti.'' * ''Volvanarius'' subgenus ''Volvanarius.''Etymology
The name ''Volvanarius'' derives from the word Volva (mycology), volva and ''Cortinarius.'' This is in reference to the volva which many species in this genus present with.Species
As of January 2023, Index Fungorum#Current names in Index Fungorum (Species Fungorum), Species Fungorum accepted eight species of ''Volvanarius''. # ''Volvanarius chlorophanus'' (M.M. Moser) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius chlorosplendidus'' (Furci, Niskanen, San-Fabian, Liimat. & Salgado Salomón) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius coleopus'' (M.M. Moser & E. Horak) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius cosmoxanthus'' (M.M. Moser) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius olivaceovaginatus'' (Niskanen, San-Fabian, Liimat. & E. Horak) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius subcosmoxanthus'' (Liimat., San-Fabian & Niskanen) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius thaumastus'' (Soop) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022) # ''Volvanarius vaginatus'' (E. Horak & M.M. Moser) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)References
Agaricales genera Cortinariaceae {{Fungus-stub