Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides

Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides is a species of fungus in family Cortinariaceae.[1]

Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Thaxterogaster
Species:
T. caesiophylloides
Binomial name
Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides
(Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen, Brandrud & Frøslev) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms

Cortinarius caesiophylloides Kytöv., Liimat., Niskanen, Brandrud & Frøslev (2014)

Taxonomy

It was described as new to science in 2014 and classified as Cortinarius caesiophylloides. It was placed in the (subgenus Phlegmacium) of the large mushroom genus Cortinarius.[2]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides based on genomic data.[3]

Etymology

The specific epithet caesiophylloides alludes to both its similarity to Cortinarius multiformis var. caesiophyllus (now named C. caesiolamellatus), and the bluish tints in the gills.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Found in Fennoscandia, where it grows on the ground in mesic coniferous forests.[2] It has since been found in Slovakia.[4]

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