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Amanita Pers., 1797 (grisettes and amanitas)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs #webs
Species Amanita argentea Huijsman, 1959 (a toadstool)           1 1
Species Amanita battarrae (Boud.) Bon, 1985 (a toadstool)             3
Species Amanita ceciliae (Berk. & Broome) Bas, 1983 (Snakeskin Grisette)   10       2 4
Species Amanita citrina (Schaeff.) Pers., 1797 (False Death Cap) 1 24 18 7   1 5
Species Amanita crocea (Quél.) Singer, 1951 (Orange Grisette)   21     11   2
Species Amanita echinocephala (Vittad.) Quél., 1872 (Solitary Amanita)   5     1   2
Species Amanita eliae Quél., 1872 (a toadstool)             1
Species Amanita excelsa (Fr.) Bertill., 1866 (a toadstool) 2 22 7 26     5
Species Amanita flavescens (E.-J. Gilbert & S. Lundell) Contu, 1988 (a toadstool)   6   6     1
Species Amanita franchetii (Boud.) Fayod, 1889 (a toadstool)             2
Species Amanita friabilis (P. Karst.) Bas, 1974 (Fragile Amanita)             1
Species Amanita fulva (Schaeff.) Fr., 1815 (Tawny Grisette)   18   5 4 1 5
Species Amanita gemmata (Fr.) Bertill., 1866 (Jewelled Amanita)           1 6
Species Amanita inopinata D.A. Reid & Bas, 1987 (a toadstool)           7 2
Species Amanita lividopallescens (Gillet) Seyot, 1930 (a toadstool)             3
Species Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam., 1783 (Fly Agaric) 3 27   2   2 6
Species Amanita nivalis Grev., 1822 (Mountain Grisette)   1       1 1
Species Amanita olivaceogrisea Kalamees, 1986 (a toadstool)           1 2
Species Amanita ovoidea (Bull.) Quél., 1872 (Bearded Amanita)           1 1
Species Amanita pachyvolvata (Bon) Krieglst., 1984 (a toadstool)             1
Species Amanita pantherina (DC.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Panthercap)   5         5
Species Amanita phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Link, 1833 (Deathcap)   22 6 17 4 1 2
Species Amanita porphyria Alb. & Schwein., 1805 (Grey Veiled Amanita)   6         3
Species Amanita rubescens Pers., 1797 (Blusher) 2 19     9   11
Species Amanita singeri Bas, 1969 (a toadstool)             4
Species Amanita spadicea Pers., 1797 (a toadstool)             3
Species Amanita strobiliformis (Paulet ex Vittad.) Bertill., 1866 (Warted Amanita)           1 2
Species Amanita submembranacea (Bon) Gröger, 1979 (a toadstool)   19 4 8 6   1
Species Amanita vaginata (Bull.) Lam., 1783 (Grisette) 1 23   4     4
Species Amanita virosa (Fr.) Bertill., 1866 (Destroying Angel)             4
Species Amanita vittadinii (Moretti) Vittad., 1826 (Barefoot Amanita)             3
Informal (Amanita vaginata agg.) (a group of toadstools) 5 42 4 12 6 1 9

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Contu, M., 2003 (section Vaginatae) A revised key to Amanita, section Vaginatae (Fr.) Quél. in Europe
Fraiture, A., 1993 Les Amanitopsis d’Europe
Galli, R., 2001 Le Amanite
Kibby, G., 2005 Invasion of Amanita inopinata continues!
Kibby. G., 2003 (Section Vaginateae) An Introduction to Amanita, section Vaginatae

General Works

Henrici, A., 2005 (Poroid states, colour photograph) Notes and Records (Oct 2005)
Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I., 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world

Amanita may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
PLUTEACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Amanita:

is associate of larva Mydaea humeralis - a muscid fly (Diptera: Muscidae) d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968

Amanita may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

References

d’Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M., 1968 Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae

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