Squamanita Imbach
(strangler toadstools)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of images	No of ID refs
Squamanita contortipes Contorted Strangler	Species		1 ident. refs
Squamanita odorata Fragrant Strangler	Species		1 ident. refs
Squamanita paradoxa Powdercap Strangler	Species	5 images	6 ident. refs
Squamanita pearsonii Strathy Strangler	Species		3 ident. refs

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Squamanita (strangler toadstools)
Family	TRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Squamanita is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Bingham, J. & D.	2005	Squamanita paradoxa in Shropshire	Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 11-12.
Henrici, A.	2013	Squamanita in Britain and Europe	Field Mycology Vol 14 (2): 56-63.
Henrici, A.	2005	Further notes on Squamanita	Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 13-14.
Holden, L.	2005	Squamanita pearsonii collected in Aberdeenshire	Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 10-11.
Mattock, G.	2002	Fungi upon other fungi grow - Britain’s parasitic toadstools.	British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 109-116.

Squamanita (strangler toadstools) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

TRICHOLOMATACEAE
(a family of toadstools)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Squamanita (strangler toadstools)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Squamanita (strangler toadstools)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Squamanita is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)