Cortinarius walkeri

Cortinarius walkeri is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Australia. It was first described by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke & George Edward Massee in 1893 from a specimen, MEL 0220681A, collected by Anna Frances Walker in the Blue Mountains, and named in her honour.[1][2]

Cortinarius walkeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. walkeri
Binomial name
Cortinarius walkeri

See also

References

  1. "Cortinarius walkeri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Cooke, M.C. (1893). "Australian Fungi". Grevillea. 22: 36., "Cortinarius walkeri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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