Calonarius cupreorufus

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

Calonarius cupreorufus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Calonarius
Species:	C. cupreorufus
Binomial name
Calonarius cupreorufus (Brandrud) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms
Cortinarius cupreorufus Brandrud (1994)

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1994 by the mycologist Tor Erik Brandrud who classified it as Cortinarius cupreorufus.^[2]

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

Habitat and distribution

It is native to Europe.^[1]