Chromosera loreleiae
| Chromosera loreleiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Hygrophoraceae |
| Genus: | Chromosera |
| Species: | C. loreleiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromosera loreleiae Lodge, Redhead, & Mullineux, 2025
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Chromosera loreleiae is a delicate multihued yellow-pink-lilac species of mushroom. Chromosera loreleia was newly described in 2025 as a western North American species.[1][2] Western North American specimens had previously been assigned to Chromosera cyanophylla, before DNA studies found them to be genetically distinct.[1] Chromosera lorelaiae, Chromosera cyanophylla, and Chromosera lilacifolia "form a strongly supported clade."[2] The specific name honors Lorelei L. Norvell, an American mycologist who codescribed the genus Chromosera.[2] Norvell died in 2023.[3] Chromosera loreleia typically associates with conifer trees.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Chromosera loreleiae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d Grootmyers, Django; Mullineux, Sahra-Taylor; Redhead, Scott A.; Bau, Tolgor; Horman, Joel; Kerner, Ron; Lebeuf, RenéE; Sergeev, Alexey; Tomko, Paul; Wasilewski, David; Ré, Lauren A.; Hickey, Sadie; Ness, Steve; Russell, Stephen D.; Lodge, D. Jean (2025-02-26). "Geographic distributions in Chromosera species—continental and oceanic barriers, including a new species, a new variety and a new combination". Phytotaxa. 690 (1): 17–35. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.690.1.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ Ammirati, Joe; Redhead, Scott A. (2024-07-03). "In memoriam: Lorelei Louise Norvell, September 6, 1943–August 4, 2023". Mycologia. 116 (4): 625–627. doi:10.1080/00275514.2024.2341442. ISSN 0027-5514.