Amanitaceae
Amanita spissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Homobasidiomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Amanitaceae
Genera
Amanita Limacella Torrendia Image File history File links Amanita_spissa. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Subphyla/Classes Pucciniomycotina Ustilaginomycotina Agaricomycotina Incertae sedis (no phylum) Wallemiomycetes Entorrhizomycetes Basidiomycota is one of two large phyla, that together with the Ascomycota, comprise the subkingdom Dikarya, which were in general what were called the Higher Fungi within the Kingdom Fungi. ... former Orders Subclass Homobasidiomycetidae    Agaricales    Boletales    Cantharellales    Corticiales    Ganodermatales    Gomphales    Hericiales    Hydnales    Hymenochaetales    Polyporales (Aphyllophorales)    Poriales    Russulales    Schizophyllales    Stereales    Thelephorales Subclass Gasteromycetidae    Lycoperdales    Nidulariales    Phallales    Sclerodermatales    Tulostomatales The Class Homobasidiomycetes is a taxonomic division in the Subdivision Hymenomycotina of the Division Basidiomycota (in the Kingdom Fungi). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics and contains some of the most toxic known mushrooms, found worldwide. ... Limacella is a genus of mushrooms. ... Torrendia is a genus of mushrooms (Fungi) classified either in family Amanitaceae or Pluteaceae. ...

Amanitaceae is a family of fungi or mushrooms. The family, also called commonly, the Amanita Family, is in order Agaricales, gilled mushrooms. The family consists primarily of the genus Amanita, but has also included the genus Limacella. The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... For other uses, see Mushroom (disambiguation). ... In scientific classification used in biology, the order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics and contains some of the most toxic known mushrooms, found worldwide. ... Limacella is a genus of mushrooms. ...

Mycological works show great divergence in their definitions of families and the up-to-date and authoritative Index fungorum classifies these fungi as part of Pluteaceae. For along time, they were placed in Agaricaceae. Genera Chamaeota Pluteus Volvariella Pluteaceae is a family of mushrooms within order Agaricales. ... Genera Agaricus Allopsalliota Anellaria Barcheria Chamaemyces Chlamydopus Chlorophyllum Coprinus Cystoagaricus Cystoderma Cystolepiota Endoptychum Gyrophragmium Lacrymaria Lepista Lepiota Leucoagaricus Leucocoprinus Leucopholiota Longula Macrolepiota Melanophyllum Micropsalliota Montagnea Notholepiota Psilocybe Ripartitella Termiticola Tulostoma Verrucospora Volvolepiota The Agaricaceae is a family of basidiomycete fungi and includes organisms previously known as Tulostomataceae, Lepiotaceae and Coprinaceae. ...

The species are usually found in woodlands. They emerge from an egg-like structure formed by the universal veil.

This family contains several species that are valued for edibility and flavor and others that are deadly poison. More than half the cases of mushroom poisoning stem from members of this family. The most toxic members of this group have names that warn of the poisonous nature, but others, of varying degrees of toxicity, do not.

Some notable species in Amanitaceae

• 'Amanita caesarea, Caesar's mushroom
• Amanita muscaria, fly agaric
• Amanita rubescens, blusher
• Amanita pantherina, panther cap
• Amanita phalloides, death cap.
• Amanita velosa, orange spring amanita.
• Amanita virosa, destroying angel.
• Limacella solidipes, ringed Limacella

Image File history File links Choice_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name Amanita caesarea (Scop. ... Image File history File links Poisonous_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name (L.:Fr. ... Image File history File links Choice_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name Amanita rubescens (Pers. ... Image File history File links Poisonous_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name Amanita pantherina Amanita pantherina is a North American fungus. ... Image File history File links Deadly_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ... Image File history File links Choice_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name (Peck) Lloyd Amanita velosa (also known as the springtime amanita[1] or bittersweet orange ringless amanita[2]) is an edible species of agaric found in California, as well as Oregon and Baja California. ... Image File history File links Deadly_toxicity_icon. ... Binomial name Amanita virosa Lam. ...

External links

• Amanitaceae information
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• Amanita studies site with 510+ taxa treated
• Index fungorum