Amanita virosa Bertill.
(Destroying Angel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Amanita virosa (Destroying Angel)
Genus	Amanita (grisettes and amanitas)
Family	AMANITACEAE (a family of fungi)
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)

Amanita virosa is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Amanita)
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
Kibby, G.	2013	Amanita virosa	Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 135.
Kibby, G.	2013	Amanita virosa, under beech, Epping Forest, September 2013.	Vol 14 (4) Page: Rear cover
Weightman, J.	2014	From shredded wheat to flour – a look at stipe ornament	Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 100-103.

Amanita virosa (Destroying Angel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Amanita
(grisettes and amanitas)

AMANITACEAE
(a family of fungi)

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)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amanita virosa (Destroying Angel)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amanita virosa (Destroying Angel)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Amanita virosa is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)