The Squamanitaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the
order
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* A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
...
Agaricales
The Agaricales are an order (biology), order of fungi in the division (mycology), division Basidiomycota. As originally conceived, the order contained all the agarics (gilled mushrooms), but subsequent research has shown that not all agarics are ...
. All
species
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in the family are
agarics
An agaric () is a type of fungal 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. It is a type of mushroom (or toadstool), ...
(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 fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...
Walter Jülich. Its current circumscription is the result of
molecular
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research, based on
cladistic
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analysis of
DNA sequences
A nucleic acid sequence is a succession of bases within the nucleotides forming alleles within a DNA (using GACT) or RNA (GACU) molecule. This succession is denoted by a series of a set of five different letters that indicate the order of the ...
.
[
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''
File:Squamanita umbonata 77648.jpg, '' Squamanita umbonata''
File:Phaeolepiota aurea 10866-83fabfaacdf92ca2ba5a395f175754a4.jpg, '' Phaeolepiota aurea''
]
References
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Agaricales families
Agaricales