Calonarius verrucisporus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Calonarius
Species:
C. verrucisporus
Binomial name
Calonarius verrucisporus
(Thiers & A.H.Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms

Cortinarius verrucisporus Thiers & A.H. Sm. (1969)

Calonarius verrucisporus is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1]

Taxonomy

It was described as new to science in 1969 by the mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius verrucisporus.[2]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Calonarius verrucisporus based on genomic data.[3]

Description

The mushroom is brownish-yellow. Its cap is 3–7 cm wide, convex, brownish-yellow, dry, with firm yellow flesh, and mild odor and taste.[4] The gills are adnate to notched, whitish to yellow, browning as the spores mature.[4] The stalk is 1–3 cm tall, 1–2 cm wide, equal or clavate, with a yellow partial veil.[4] The spores are brown, elliptical, and warted.[4]

Its edibility is unknown, but it is not recommended due to its similarity to deadly poisonous species.[4]

Cortinarius magnivelatus is similar in appearance, but with a white veil and flesh.[4]

The species is characterized by a long-lasting membranous universal veil.[5]

Habitat and distribution

The specimens studied by Thiers and Smith were found growing solitary under Conifers in Silver Lake, California in June.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Species Fungorum - Calonarius verrucisporus (Thiers & A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. 1 2 Thiers, Harry D.; Smith, Alexander H. (1969). "Hypogeous Cortinarii". Mycologia. 61 (3): 526–536 – via cybertruffle.org.uk.
  3. ↑ 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. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1878-9129.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
  5. ↑ Thiers HD, Smith AH (1969). "Hypogeous Cortinarii". Mycologia. 61 (1): 526–536. doi:10.2307/3757242.
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