''Mystinarius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

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 ''Cystinarius'' 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 ...

'', '' Hygronarius'', ''Mystinarius'', ''

Phlegmacium ''Phlegmacium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Cortinariaceae. Taxonomy The genus was created in 1877 by the German mycologist Friedrich Otto Wünsche based on the earlier 1821 classification of the ''Agaricus'' tribe ''Phlegmacium'' by t ...

'', '' Thaxterogaster'' and ''

Volvanarius ''Volvanarius'' is a genus of fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are cl ...

''. The genus is further divided with subgenus and section classifications: * ''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

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with only one species of ''Mystinarius'' accepted by Species Fungorum. # ''Mystinarius lustrabilis'' (Moënne-Locc.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q116186299 Agaricales genera Cortinariaceae