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); Amanita subgen. Lepidella Beauseigneur (1925); Aspidella E.-J. Gilbert (1940); Amanita subgen. Aspidella E.-J. Gilbert (1941); Amanita sect. Lepidella Corner & Bas (1962); Amanita sect. Aspidella Pomerleau (1966); Amanita subsect. Vittadinae Bas (1969); Amanita ser. Vittadinae (Bas) Neville & Poumarat (2004)

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.

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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 ^[1] (Moretti) Redhead, Vizzini, Drehmel & Contu (2016)
Diversity
c. 23 species
Synonyms
Lepidella E.-J. Gilbert (1925) Amanita subgen. Lepidella Beauseigneur (1925) Aspidella E.-J. Gilbert (1940) Amanita subgen. Aspidella E.-J. Gilbert (1941) Amanita sect. Lepidella Corner & Bas (1962) Amanita sect. Aspidella Pomerleau (1966) Amanita subsect. Vittadinae Bas (1969) Amanita ser. Vittadinae (Bas) Neville & Poumarat (2004)