''Amanita galactica'' is a species of
agaric fungus in the family ''
Amanitaceae
The Amanitaceae is a family of mushroom-forming fungi. ''Amanita'' Pers. is one of the most specious and best-known fungal genera. The family, also commonly called the amanita family, is in order Agaricales, the gilled mushrooms. The family co ...
'', first described by
Giuliana Furci
Giuliana Furci (born 12 August 1978) is a Chilean-British-Italian field mycologist, speaker, author, and founder of the world's first non-profit organization dedicated to fungi, Fundación Fungi. She is a Harvard University Associate, National ...
and
Bryn Dentinger in 2020. The species was discovered in the
Andes of southern
Chile, living at the base of trees such as ''
Nothofagus'' and ''
Araucaria araucana''.
The epithet ''galactica'' was given by Furci, and was inspired by the bright white spots on the black
cap that reminded her of a galaxy dotted with stars.
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galactica
Fungi of South America
Fungi described in 2020
Fungus species
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