Biology:Thaxterogaster occidentalis
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Thaxterogaster occidentalis | |
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| Cortinarius occidentalis found in Little Skookum, Mason Co., Washington (state) , under mature western red cedar and vine maple | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Thaxterogaster |
| Species: | T. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thaxterogaster occidentalis A.H.Sm. Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Thaxterogaster occidentalis is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2]
Taxonomy
It was described in 1939 by the American mycologist Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius occidentalis.[2]
In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Thaxterogaster occidentalis based on genomic data.[3]
Habitat and distribution
Native to the Northern Hemisphere.
References
- ↑ "Cortinarius occidentalis A.H. Sm.". Index Fungorum. CAB International. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=199674. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Species Fungorum - Thaxterogaster occidentalis (A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.". http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/GSDSpecies.asp?RecordID=559182.
- ↑ Liimatainen, Kare; Kim, Jan T.; Pokorny, Lisa; Kirk, Paul M.; Dentinger, Bryn; Niskanen, Tuula (2022-01-01). "Taming the beast: a revised classification of Cortinariaceae based on genomic data" (in en). Fungal Diversity 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. ISSN 1878-9129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q10460155 entry
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