Chamaeota [SEP] parent taxon
Chamaeota
Chamaeota is a genus in the Pluteaceae family of small- to medium-sized mushrooms. They have a central stipe, free gills, smooth pink spores, and a partial veil that usually forms an annulus (ring) on the stipe. "Chamaeota" can be distinguished from "Volvariella" by its lack of a volva and from "Entolomataceae" by its free gills and smooth spores. 
Members of "Chamaeota" are extremely rare. Most species are tropical but at least two species exist in the United States
" J.Z. Ying (1995)
- "Chamaeota sphaerospora" (eq "Pluteus mammillatus")
- "Chamaeota subolivascens" Courtec. (1991)
- "Chamaeota tropica" Pegler (1983)
- "Chamaeota xanthogramma" (Ces.) Earle (1909)
External links.
- Photographs of "Chamaeota sphaerospora"
- Annulate Pluteus species: a study of the genus Chamaeota in the United States.
- TAXON info for Chamaeota