Amanita inopinata D.A. Reid & Bas
(Surprise Amanita)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2006 Recent Finds Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 21, Rear cover.
Kibby, G. 2005 Invasion of Amanita inopinata continues! Field Mycology Vol 6 (1): 31.
Kibby, G. 2000 Fungal Portraits, No. 2: Amanita inopinata Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 39-40.
Overall, A. 2011 Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 3: mycorrhizal fungi Fungi Royale: Some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks Field Mycology Vol 12 (3): 94-99.
Ridley, G. 2000 The New Zealand connection - Amanita inopinata - the mystery deepens Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 117-118.

Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita inopinata (Surprise Amanita)

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