Spring and early summer species of Cortinarius, subgenus Telamonia, section Colymbadini and /Flavobasilis, in the mountains of western North America

Mycologia. 2017 May-Jun;109(3):443-458. doi: 10.1080/00275514.2017.1349468. Epub 2017 Jul 11.

Abstract

Seven species of Cortinarius, subgenus Telamonia, section Colymbadini and /Flavobasilis, are reported from conifer forests in the mountains of western North America. They typically produce basidiomes in the spring and summer. Only one species, C. colymbadinus, is widespread, occurring in Europe and western North America, but to date not reported from California. Cortinarius bridgei, C. flavobasilis, C. rumoribrunsi, C. vernalishastensis, and C. vernalisierraensis are new species. The first two are found throughout the western mountains, whereas the latter three thus far are known only from California. Cortinarius ahsii, a common species in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest, also has not been recorded from California.

Keywords: Agaricales; Cortinariaceae; Telamonia; snowbank fungi.

MeSH terms

  • Cluster Analysis
  • Cortinarius / classification*
  • Cortinarius / cytology
  • Cortinarius / genetics
  • Cortinarius / isolation & purification*
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Forests
  • Microscopy
  • Northwestern United States
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tracheophyta / microbiology

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer