Thaxterogaster pluvius

Thaxterogaster pluvius is a species of fungus in the family Cortinariaceae.^[2]

Thaxterogaster pluvius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Thaxterogaster
Species:	T. pluvius
Binomial name
Thaxterogaster pluvius (Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat. (2022)
Synonyms[1]
Agaricus pluvius Fr. (1821) Cortinarius pluvius (Fr.) Fr. (1838) Myxacium pluvium (Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871) Myxacium pluvium var. gracile Killerm. (1928)

Taxonomy

It was described in 1821 by the Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries who classified it as Agaricus pluvius.^[3] In 1838 Fries reclassified it as Cortinarius pluvius.^[4]

In 2022 the species was transferred from Cortinarius and reclassified as Thaxterogaster pluvius based on genomic data.^[5]

Habitat and distribution

It is found in Europe and North America.

See also

• List of Cortinarius species