Amanita Pers.
(grisettes and amanitas)

Interactions where Amanita is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is associate of larva Mydaea humeralis a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Mydaea humeralis/Mydaea humeralisa muscid flylarva Fungus / associate /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Amanita/Amanitagrisettes and amanitas larva is associated with

Author & YearTitleSource
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Amanita (grisettes and amanitas) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Amanita (grisettes and amanitas) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Amanita argentea
Silvery Amanita
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita battarrae
Banded Amanita
Species 3 trophisms
Amanita betulae
a grisette
Species 1 references
Amanita caesarea
(Caesar’s Mushroom)
Species 1 references
Amanita ceciliae
Snakeskin Grisette
Species 4 trophisms 2 references
Amanita citrina
False Deathcap
Species 6 trophisms 1 references
Amanita contui
a grisette
Species 1 trophisms
Amanita coryli
Species 1 references
Amanita crocea
Orange Grisette
Species 2 trophisms
Amanita echinocephala
Solitary Amanita
Species 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
Amanita eliae
a toadstool
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita excelsa
Grey Spotted Amanita
Species 2 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Amanita franchetii
a toadstool
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Amanita friabilis
Fragile Amanita
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita fulva
Tawny Grisette
Species 5 trophisms 2 references
Amanita inopinata
Surprise Amanita
Species 2 trophisms 9 references
Amanita lividopallescens
Pale Grisette
Species 3 trophisms
Amanita malleata
a grisette
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Amanita muscaria
Fly Agaric
Species 3 subtaxa 12 trophisms 9 references
Amanita nauseosa
a fungus
Species 2 references
Amanita nivalis
Mountain Grisette
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita olivaceogrisea
a toadstool
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Amanita ovoidea
Bearded Amanita
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita pachyvolvata
a toadstool
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Amanita pantherina
Panthercap
Species 5 trophisms 3 references
Amanita phalloides
Deathcap
Species 2 trophisms 6 references
Amanita porphyria
Grey Veiled Amanita
Species 3 trophisms
Amanita rubescens
Blusher
Species 2 subtaxa 11 trophisms 2 references
Amanita simulans
a grisette
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita singeri
a toadstool
Species 4 trophisms
Amanita spadicea
a toadstool
Species 3 trophisms
Amanita strobiliformis
Warted Amanita
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Amanita submembranacea
a grisette
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Amanita vaginata
Grisette
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Amanita virosa
Destroying Angel
Species 4 trophisms 4 references
Amanita vittadinii
Barefoot Amanita
Species 3 trophisms
[Amanita vaginata agg.]
a group of grisettes
Informal 4 subtaxa 9 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAmanita (grisettes and amanitas)
FamilyAMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bas, C. 1969 Morphology and subdivision of Amanita and a monograph of its section Lepidella Persoonia Vol 5 (4): 285-579.
Contu, M. 2003 A revised key to Amanita, section Vaginatae (Fr.) Quél. in Europe Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 128-136.
Fraiture, A. 1993 Les Amanitopsis d’Europe Opera Botanica Belgica 5, 127pp
Galli, R. 2001 Le Amanite 216pp, Edinatura
Kibby, G. 2012 The Genus Amanita in Great Britain 50pp
Kibby, G. 2005 Invasion of Amanita inopinata continues! Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 31.
Kibby, G. 2003 An Introduction to Amanita, section Vaginatae Field Mycology Vol 4 (4): 126-127.
Marriott, J. (ed) 1998 *** Keys (Newsletter of the B.M.S. Key-Group) No 12 ***(Superseded) http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/library/keys/index-phpcid951/

Amanita (grisettes and amanitas) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2005 Notes and Records (Oct 2005) Field Mycology Vol 6 (4): 110, 137-9.
Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I. 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 102-112.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Amanita (grisettes and amanitas):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 434 images of Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)
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