Mystinarius is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was created in 2022 when the family Cortinariaceae, which previously contained only the one genus of
Cortinarius was reclassified based on genomic data and split into the genera of
Cortinarius,
Aureonarius,
Austrocortinarius,
Calonarius,
Cystinarius,
Hygronarius,
Mystinarius,
Phlegmacium,
Thaxterogaster and
Volvanarius.
The genus is further divided with subgenus and section classifications:
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Mystinarius subgenus Mystinarius.
Etymology
The name
Mystinarius derives from the Latin word
'mysticus' meaning mystical
and
Cortinarius.
Species
As of January 2023, the genus is
Monotypic taxon with only one species of
Mystinarius accepted by Species Fungorum.
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Mystinarius lustrabilis (Moënne-Locc.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
