Cortinarius walkeri is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to Australia. It was first described by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke & George Edward Massee in 1893 from a specimen, MEL 0220681A, collected by Anna Frances Walker in the Blue Mountains, and named in her honour.[1][2]
| Cortinarius walkeri | |
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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. walkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cortinarius walkeri | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cortinarius walkeri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Cooke, M.C. (1893). "Australian Fungi". Grevillea. 22: 36., "Cortinarius walkeri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.