Thaxterogaster artosoides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Thaxterogaster |
| Species: | T. artosoides
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| Thaxterogaster artosoides Soop, J.A. Cooper, A.R. Nilsen & Orlovich & N. Siegel
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Thaxterogaster artosoides is a species of fungus that is endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand and it is in the genus Thaxterogaster.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Description
This mushroom cap/pileus of Thaxterogaster artosoides is about 25–65 mm wide and pale orange to greyish yellow with a violet tinge on the margin. The cap has no striation and is also not hygrophanous. In younger fungi of this species the cap has a finely granulate texture, however when they mature the cap becomes sticky. The lamellae are violet in colour with a medium amount of crowding around the stipe. The stipe of the fungus is cylindrical to clavate shaped, dry and white with a coating of pale violet. It can grow to 30–100 mm long and 7–18 mm wide.[1]
The tissue of Thaxterogaster artosoides has no reaction to sodium hydroxide and no significant odour or taste.[1]Thaxterogaster artosoides can be defined from similar looking species such as Phlegmacium artosum and Cortinarius ionomataius, by its wider spores and sticky cap.[1]
Habitat
Thaxterogaster artosoides has been found in Nothofagaceae forests across the south island of Aotearoa. Being an ectomycorrhizal species Thaxterogaster artosoides is associated with certain trees, in this case it is associated with a mix of Nothofagus species.[1]
Taxonomy
This fungus species was described by Soop, J. A. Cooper, A. R. Nilsen, Orlovich and N. Siegel in 2023. The holotype specimen for Thaxerogaster artesoides was collected was collected in a Nothofagaceae forest on 5 May 2011, by Soop.[1]
Etymology
The species name artosoides is derived from the name of the similar looking species Phlegmacium artosum, and the greek word for 'like', ειδες.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Soop, Karl; Cooper, Jerry A.; Nilsen, Andy R.; Siegel, Noah; Orlovich, David A. (4 November 2023). "Review of phlegmacioid Cortinariaceae (Agaricales) in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 63 (1): 78–107. doi:10.1080/0028825x (inactive 7 July 2025). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) - ^ Orlovich, David A. (18 April 2025). "Thaxterogaster artesoides". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Thaxterogaster artosoides Soop, J.A. Cooper, A.R. Nilsen & Orlovich & N. Siegel 2023 - Biota of NZ".
- ^ taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Thaxterogaster artosoides)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
External links
- Thaxterogaster artosoides in Biota of New Zealand (for more images).