''Thaxterogaster melleicarneus'' is a species of
fungus in the family
Cortinariaceae.
Taxonomy
It was
described as new to science in 2014 and classified as ''Cortinarius melleicarneus.'' 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 melleicarneus'' based on genomic data.
Etymology
The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''melleicarneus'' refers to the honey colored
cap.
Habitat and distribution
Found in Estonia and Norway, where it grows on the ground in association with
thermophilous
A thermophile is an organism—a type of extremophile—that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between . Many thermophiles are archaea, though they can be bacteria or fungi. Thermophilic eubacteria are suggested to have been among the ear ...
deciduous trees.
See also
*
List of ''Cortinarius'' species
References
External links
*
melleicarneus
Fungi described in 2014
Fungi of Europe
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