Thaxterogaster occidentalis is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.[2]
| Thaxterogaster occidentalis | |
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| In Little Skookum, Mason Co., Washington, US, 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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Taxonomy
editIt 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
editNative to the Northern Hemisphere.
References
edit- ^ "Cortinarius occidentalis A.H. Sm". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Thaxterogaster occidentalis (A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ 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". Fungal Diversity. 112 (1): 89–170. doi:10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9. hdl:2299/25409. ISSN 1878-9129. S2CID 247098340.