Amanitaceae

Emperor Ling (Amanita Caesarea )

The Wulstlingsverwandten ( Amanitaceae ) are a fungus family from the order of mushroom relatives ( Agaricales ). The position of the family is shown differently in the literature. Some authors provide some or all genera of this family to the roof mushroom relatives ( Pluteaceae ).

Features

The fruiting bodies of fungi Wulstlingsverwandten are leaves or tubers, or be formed club-shaped. The hymenophore is formed as lamellae or chambered gleba. The agaric -like forms have a universal veil, sometimes partiale a velum. The universal veil can be used as volva or as flakes or scales remain or become congested on the hat skin. The spore powder is white to greenish, the spores are round, oval or elliptical, usually smooth or feinwarzig, amyloid or inamyloid.

Ecology

In the family Saprobionten, parasites and ectomycorrhizal formers occur.

System

The Wulstlingsverwandten about 5 genera are found of which occur in Europe following:

• Amanita (Amanita )
• Mucus screen Linge ( Limacella )
• Scheidenstäublinge ( Torrendia )

Swell

• Egon Horak: boletes and agarics in Europe. 6 completely revised edition. Elsevier - Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3827414786 ( 557 pages).

• Achim Bollmann, Andreas Gminder, Peter Reil: List of Figures major European fungi. In: Yearbook of the Black Forest mushroom Teaching Show. 4th edition. Volume 2, Black Forest Mushroom Teaching Show, Hornberg 2007, ISSN 0932 - 920X (301 pages; Directory of color illustrations of nearly all major European fungi ( > 5 mm) including CD with over 600 species descriptions ).