Calonarius aureofulvus

Calonarius aureofulvus is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.^[2]

Calonarius aureofulvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Calonarius
Species:	C. aureofulvus
Binomial name
Calonarius aureofulvus (M.M. Moser) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms[1]
Cortinarius aureofulvus M.M. Moser (1952) Phlegmacium aureofulvum (M.M. Moser) M.M. Moser (1960)

Taxonomy

It was described by Austrian mycologist Meinhard Michael Moser in 1952 who classified it as Cortinarius aureofulvus and then reclassified it as Phlegmacium aureofulvum in 1960.^[2]

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

Habitat and distribution

The species is native to Europe.