Aureonarius controversus

Aureonarius controversus is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.^[1]

Aureonarius controversus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Aureonarius
Species:	A. controversus
Binomial name
Aureonarius controversus (Gasparini) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms
Cortinarius controversus Gasparini (2008)

Taxonomy

It was first described in 2008 by the mycologist Bruno Gasparini who classified it as Cortinarius controversus.^[1]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Aureonarius controversus based on genomic data.^[2]

Habitat and distribution

It is native to Tasmania.