Cortinarius eartoxicus Gasparini , legitimate, scientific
Gasparini, B. (2004), Cortinarius subgenus Orellani in Australia and in the world. Australasian Mycologist 23 (2): 63 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Holotypus: 5.xi.2000, HO 513769 in HO conservator. ... Holotype: 5.xi.2000, HO 513769 at HO. Syntype MEL 2151441. Locality: [Australia] Fortescue Bay, Tasmania, longitude 147°57', latitude 43°09 ', date 10 December 1985. [Paratypes] Other Collections examined: 28.x.1999, 20.xi.1999, 5.xi.2000, 13.xi.2001 all from Fortescue Bay, legit. G.Gates and D. Ratkowsky [herbarium not specified]."
  • Etymology: "from τοχικόη (toxicòn in Latin characters) = poison and εαρ (ear in Latin characters) = spring, indicating the appearance in the very early season and poisonous nature."
AusFungi (2019), AusFungi 21 Jan. 2019: - FungI [secondary reference]