Thaxterogaster occidentalis explained

Thaxterogaster occidentalis is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.^[1]

Taxonomy

It was described in 1939 by the American mycologist Alexander H. Smith who classified it as Cortinarius occidentalis.

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Thaxterogaster occidentalis based on genomic data.^[2]

Habitat and distribution

Native to the Northern Hemisphere.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Fungorum - Thaxterogaster occidentalis (A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat. . 2023-01-14 . www.speciesfungorum.org.
2. 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 . en . 112 . 1 . 89–170 . 10.1007/s13225-022-00499-9 . 247098340 . 1878-9129. 2299/25409 . free .