| Destroying angel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. virosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita virosa Bertill. (1866)
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| Synonyms | |
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Agaricus virosus Fr. (1838) (nom. illegit.) | |
Amanita virosa | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring and volva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is deadly |
Amanita virosa is a species of fungus in the class Agaricomycetes. In the UK, it has the recommended English name of destroying angel[1] and is known internationally as the European destroying angel.[2] Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agaricoid (mushroom-shaped) and pure white with a ring on the stem and a sack-like volva at the base. The species is deadly poisonous. It occurs in Europe and northern Asia.[3] Amanita virosa was formerly reported from North America, but research has shown that similar-looking American species, including Amanita bisporigera and A. ocreata, are distinct.
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- ^ Cai, Qing; Tulloss, Rodham E; Tang, Li P; Tolgor, Bau; Zhang, Ping; Chen, Zuo H; Yang, Zhu L (2014-06-21). "Multi-locus phylogeny of lethal amanitas: Implications for species diversity and historical biogeography". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14 (1): 143. Bibcode:2014BMCEE..14..143C. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-143. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 4094918. PMID 24950598.