Cortinarius atrotomentosus is a fungus native to Florida in the southeastern United States, where it grows in association with southern live oak (Quercus virginiana). It was described in 2015 by Emma Harrower and colleagues, and is closely related to the northern hemisphere species Cortinarius violaceus.[1]
| Cortinarius atrotomentosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Cortinariaceae |
| Genus: | Cortinarius |
| Species: | C. atrotomentosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius atrotomentosus Harrower (2015)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Harrower E; Bougher NL; Winterbottom C; et al. (2015). "New species in Cortinarius section Cortinarius (Agaricales) from the Americas and Australasia". MycoKeys. 11: 1–21. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.11.5409.
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