''Thaxterogaster pallidirimosus'' is a species of
fungus in the family
Cortinariaceae.
Taxonomy
It was
described as new to science in 2014 and classified as ''Cortinarius pallidirimosus'' from specimens collected in Finland. It was placed in the
subgenus
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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 pallidirimosus'' based on genomic data.
Description
Fruitbodies are distinguished in the field by their cream-coloroured
caps with
hygrophanous streaks, the honey-like odor of the
flesh, and the association with birch.
Etymology
The
specific epithet
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''pallidirimosus'' refers to the pale, streaked cap. ''
Thaxterogaster caesiophylloides'' is a closely related
sister species.
Habitat and distribution
The fungus is found throughout
Fennoscandia
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Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe, which includes ...
, in Russia, and in
Oregon (United States). It fruits on the ground singly or in small groups in
boreal forest,
mesic forest
In ecology, a mesic habitat is a type of habitat with a moderate or well-balanced supply of moisture, e.g., a mesic forest, a temperate hardwood forest, or dry-mesic prairie. Mesic habitats transition to xeric shrublands in a non-linear fashion, ...
, and
mixed forests with
birch.
References
External links
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pallidirimosus
Fungi described in 2014
Fungi of Europe
Fungi of the United States
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
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