''Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides'' is a species of
fungus in family
Cortinariaceae.
Taxonomy
It was
described as new to science in 2014 and classified as ''Cortinarius caesiophylloides''. It was placed in the (
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
''Phlegmacium'') of the large
mushroom genus ''
Cortinarius.
''
In 2022 the species was transferred from ''Cortinarius'' and reclassified as ''Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides'' based on genomic data.
Etymology
The
specific epithet
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''caesiophylloides'' alludes to both its similarity to ''Cortinarius multiformis'' var. ''caesiophyllus'' (now named ''
C. caesiolamellatus''), and the bluish tints in the
gills.
Habitat and distribution
Found in
Fennoscandia
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, where it grows on the ground in
mesic
Mesic may refer to:
* Mesic, North Carolina, a town in the United States
* Mesic habitat, a type of habitat
See also
*Mesić (disambiguation)
*Mešić Mešić is a Bosnian surname, a patronymic derived from the masculine given name '' Meša'', it ...
coniferous forests.
It has since been found in Slovakia.
See also
*
List of ''Cortinarius'' species
References
External links
*
caesiophylloides
Fungi described in 2014
Fungi of Europe
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