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Subgenus: | Myxacium
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Species: | C. taylorianus
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Cortinarius taylorianus E. Horak 1990
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Cortinarius taylorianus is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Cortinarius native to New Zealand, where it grows under Nothofagus and produces an imposing purple mushroom.[1] This species is named in honour of Grace Marie Taylor, a New Zealand fungi expert.[2]