Genus

Calvatia

Calvatia gigantea. Photo: (c) Krystelle Denis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms that includes the spectacular giant puffball C. gigantea. It was formerly classified within the now-obsolete order Lycoperdales, which, following a restructuring of fungal taxonomy brought about by molecular phylogeny, has been split; the puffballs, Calvatia spp. are now placed in the family Agaricaceae of the order Agaricales.

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: Agaricineae
        Family: Lycoperdaceae (Puffballs)
        Genus: Calvatia
        Species: Calvatia booniana (Western giant puffball)
        Species: Calvatia gigantea (Giant puffball)

Subtaxa

Species: Calvatia booniana (Western giant puffball)

Species: Calvatia gigantea (Giant puffball)

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Discussion

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