Saproamanita
| Saproamanita | |
|---|---|
| Saproamanita vittadinii in grass in Italy | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Saproamanita Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016) |
| Type species | |
| Saproamanita vittadinii (Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016) | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 23 species | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lepidella E.-J. Gilbert (1925) | |
The genus Saproamanita contains about 24 species of agarics and is one of six genera in the family Amanitaceae, of which the similar Amanita is also a member. Saproamanita differs from Amanita in that its species are saprophytic, and not ectomycorrhizal.