Biology:Thaxterogaster pluvius

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Short description: Species of fungus

Thaxterogaster pluvius
Cortinarius pluvius 263719.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Thaxterogaster
Species:
T. pluvius
Binomial name
Thaxterogaster pluvius
(Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agaricus pluvius Fr. (1821)
  • Cortinarius pluvius (Fr.) Fr. (1838)
  • Myxacium pluvium (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)
  • Myxacium pluvium var. gracile Killerm. (1928)

Thaxterogaster pluvius is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2]

Taxonomy

It was described in 1821 by the Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries who classified it as Agaricus pluvius.[3] In 1838 Fries reclassified it as Cortinarius pluvius.[4]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Thaxterogaster pluvius based on genomic data.[5]

Habitat and distribution

It is found in Europe and North America.

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10567576 entry