Thaxterogaster occidentalis
"Cortinarius occidentalis" found in Little Skookum, Mason Co., Washington, under mature western red cedar and vine maple
Cortinarius occidentalis found in Little Skookum, Mason Co., Washington, under mature western red cedar and vine maple
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Thaxterogaster
Species:
T. occidentalis
Binomial name
Thaxterogaster occidentalis
A.H.Sm. Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. ↑ "Cortinarius occidentalis A.H. Sm". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Species Fungorum - Thaxterogaster occidentalis (A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ↑ 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.
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