Subsection

Amanita (Amanita subsect. amanita)

Amanita muscaria formosa. Photo: (c) Christin Swearingen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resulting from mushroom poisoning, with the death cap accounting for about 50% on its own. The most potent toxin present in these mushrooms is α-amanitin.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Pluteineae
        Family: Amanitaceae (Amanita mushrooms and allies)
        Tribe: Amaniteae
        Genus: Amanita (Amanita mushrooms)
        Subgenus: Amanita (Amanita subg. amanita)
        Section: Amanita (Amanita sect. amanita)
        Subsection: Amanita (Amanita subsect. amanita)
        Species: Amanita muscaria (Fly agaric) (3)
        Species: Amanita breckonii (Breckon’s false-ring amanita)

Subtaxa

Species: Amanita muscaria (Fly agaric)

Species: Amanita breckonii (Breckon’s false-ring amanita)

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