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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cortinariaceae
Genus: Cortinarius
Species:
C. walkeri
Binomial name
Cortinarius walkeri

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cortinarius walkeri". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ 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.
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