Taxonomic Study of genus Macrolepiota in Korea

Macrolepiota spp. list of the species found in Korea is composed of 4 species(Lee & Lee 2000). Macrolepiota spp. in Korea is M. alborubescens, M. neomastoidea, M. procera , and M. rhacodes. As the member of Lepiotaceae, Macrolepiota belongs under Eumycotina, Basidiomycotina, Eubasidimycotina, Hymenomycetidiae, and Agaricales. Its outer pileus of Macrolepiota spp. is serrate radially, a small scale is scattered its peridium. And stipe has a small annulus attached to it. Spores are subspore or fusiform, white and it has pseudo-amyloid. Each shape, size, shine and quility of fruiting body of Macrolepiota spp. is different in the breed and it is important sources of a classification of Macrolepiota spp. Especially, the shapes and colors of various scaly which are on the surface of the fungus are important to the external classification.