Calonarius splendens | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Cortinariaceae |
Genus: | Calonarius |
Species: | C. splendens
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Binomial name | |
Calonarius splendens (Rob. Henry) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
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Synonyms | |
Cortinarius splendens Rob. Henry (1939) |
Cortinarius splendens | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is emarginate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is deadly |
Calonarius splendens is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. [1] It is commonly known as the splendid webcap. [2] The species is native to Europe where it has been implicated in poisonings resulting in kidney failure, though with milder symptoms than other deadly webcaps. [3]
The species was described in 1939 by the mycologist Robert Henry who classified it as Cortinarius splendens. [1]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Calonarius splendens based on genomic data. [4]
It has been classed as conspecific with Cortinarius meinhardii, although the two species have different tree hosts—the former with the European beech ( Fagus sylvatica) and the latter with Norway spruce ( Picea abies). [5]
Calonarius splendens | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Cortinariaceae |
Genus: | Calonarius |
Species: | C. splendens
|
Binomial name | |
Calonarius splendens (Rob. Henry) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
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Synonyms | |
Cortinarius splendens Rob. Henry (1939) |
Cortinarius splendens | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() | Cap is convex |
![]() | Hymenium is emarginate |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
![]() | Edibility is deadly |
Calonarius splendens is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae. [1] It is commonly known as the splendid webcap. [2] The species is native to Europe where it has been implicated in poisonings resulting in kidney failure, though with milder symptoms than other deadly webcaps. [3]
The species was described in 1939 by the mycologist Robert Henry who classified it as Cortinarius splendens. [1]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Calonarius splendens based on genomic data. [4]
It has been classed as conspecific with Cortinarius meinhardii, although the two species have different tree hosts—the former with the European beech ( Fagus sylvatica) and the latter with Norway spruce ( Picea abies). [5]