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Summary Cortinariaceae, which is the largest mushroom producing family, has mainly been studied in Europe and America. This family comprises ten genera, with Cortinarius being one of the dominant ectomycorrhizal genera in the Indian Himalayas. This study presents a novel species, C. shingbaensis ( C . subg. Myxacium , section Myxacium ), collected from North Sikkim, with detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, and nrITS-based molecular phylogenetic analysis.
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