The Squamanitaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the
order
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* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
Agaricales
The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13,000 described species, alo ...
. All
species
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in the family are
agarics
An agaric () is a type of fungus fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. In the UK, agarics are called "mushrooms ...
(gilled mushrooms). Species in two
genera
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, ''
Dissoderma'' and ''
Squamanita'', are parasitic on other agarics. Members of the ''Squamanitaceae'' are found worldwide.
Taxonomy
The family was first proposed in 1981 by Dutch
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
Walter Jülich. Its current circumscription is the result of
molecular
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research, based on
cladistic analysis of
DNA sequences.
[
File:Cystoderma carcharias 27630.jpg, '' Cystoderma carcharias''
File:Leucopholiota decorosa (Peck) O.K. Mill., T.J. Volk & Bessette 823455.jpg, '' Leucopholiota decorosa''
File:Floccularia albolanaripes 65197.jpg, '']Floccularia albolanaripes
''Floccularia albolanaripes'' is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Mushrooms are characterized by their yellow caps with a brownish center and scales over the margin, and the conspicuous remains of a partial veil that is left on the ...
''
File:Squamanita umbonata 77648.jpg, '' Squamanita umbonata''
File:Phaeolepiota aurea 10866-83fabfaacdf92ca2ba5a395f175754a4.jpg, '' Phaeolepiota aurea''
References
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Agaricales families