Olotia

Olotia codinae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Olotia D. Wächt & A. Melzer (2020)
Species:	O. codinae
Binomial name
Olotia codinae (Deschuyteneer, A. Melzer & Pérez-De-Greg.) D. Wächt & A. Melzer (2020)
Synonyms
Psathyrella codinae Deschuyteneer, A. Melzer & Pérez-De-Greg.

Olotia is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Olotia codinae which was previously classified as Psathyrella codinae.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Olotia was created in 2020 by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer when the Psathyrellaceae family was subdivided based on phylogenetic analysis.[2] Several members of the Psathyrella genus were reclassified and placed in new genera. A single species was placed in Olotia.^[citation needed]

The type species, Olotia codinae was previously known as Psathyrella codinae after being classified in 2018 from a discovery in Spain, where it is so far only known from.[3][4]

Etymology

The genus is named after the city of Olot in Spain, where the type species was documented.[2]

Psathyrella codinae was named in memory of Catalonian mycologist Joaquim Codina, 150 years after his birth.[4]

Description

Olotia codinae is a small mushroom with a brown to brownish yellow cap that is 8.5-15mm in diameter. The hollow stem is 17-24mm tall with a thickness of 1.8–2.8mm. The mushroom is described as smelling slightly like radish (raphanoid) but having little noticeable taste.[4]

Species

Species include:[5]

• Olotia codinae

References

1. "Species Fungorum - Olotia codinae (Deschuyteneer, A. Melzer & Pérez-De-Greg.) D. Wächt. & A. Melzer, Mycol. Progr. 19(11): 1235 (2020)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
2. Wächter, Dieter; Melzer, Andreas (2020-11-01). "Proposal for a subdivision of the family Psathyrellaceae based on a taxon-rich phylogenetic analysis with iterative multigene guide tree". Mycological Progress. 19 (11): 1151–1265. doi:10.1007/s11557-020-01606-3. ISSN 1861-8952. S2CID 228976812.
3. "Species Fungorum - Psathyrella codinae Deschuyteneer, A. Melzer & Pérez-De-Greg., Bulletin de l'Association des Mycolgues Francophones de Belgique 11: 6 (2018)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
4. "Bulletin de l'Association des Mycolgues Francophones de Belgique 11: 6 (2018)" (PDF).
5. "Species Fungorum - Olotia". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-14.