Publication Date:
2024-04-19
Description:
The focus of this paper is the North American species of Cortinarius in subg. Leprocybe. Eighteen
species, including twelve new ones, and two tentative (aff.) species, are delimited based on morphological and
molecular data (DNA ITS-LSU sequences). Existing type specimens of species in subg. Leprocybe were also
studied, and neo- or epitypes designated for C. cotoneus, C. melanotus, C. phrygianus and C. venetus to stabilize
the nomenclature. In addition, to improve the infrasubgeneric classification of Leprocybe three new sections are
proposed: sect. Fuscotomentosi, sect. Melanoti and sect. Squamiveneti. This study adds substantial information to
the knowledge of subg. Leprocybe in North America against a background of European species. To date only two
species, C. phrygianus and C. squamivenetus have been reported from both continents.
Keywords:
Ecology
;
Evolution
;
Behavior and Systematics
;
Agaricales
;
barcodes
;
Cortinariaceae
;
ectomycorrhiza
;
Europe
;
ITS
;
North America
Repository Name:
National Museum of Natural History, Netherlands
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Format:
application/pdf
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