Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Bolbitiaceae
Genus: Conocybe
Species: Conocybe filaris
WHY THIS ORGANISM IS CLASSIFIED THE WAY IT
IS:
To find exactly why Conocybe filaris
is classified the way it is we will take a look at
each taxonomic rank starting with the Domain, and
ending with the species.
Domain:
Conocybe filaris is a Eukaryote like
many other organisms. To be organized as a Eukaryote
an organism must have membrane bound organelles, and
the presence of a true nucleus. There are a vast
amount of organisms that are classified as
Eukaryotes, to give you an idea about how vast the
domain of Eukarya is,
Purple Coneflower, and
Mantis Shrimp are also a Eukaryotes.
Kingdom:
This organism is classified as a Fungus because of
its chitinous cell walls, as wells as its non-motile
state comprised of hair like structures called
hyphae. (8) Other examples of fungus are:
Auricularia auricula-judae, and
Psilocybe cubensis.
Phylum:
This organism is classified as a Basidiomycete
because of its means of
reproduction. Basidiomycetes reproduce mainly
through basidospores that are formed on the gills of
the mushrooms of these organisms. Some other
examples of a Basidiomycetes are:
Lycoperdon pyriforme
Class:
Conocybe filaris is
classified as an Agaricomycete because of its
septate hyphae, and its dominant dikaryotic life
cycle. Fungi in this class also have fruiting bodies
in the form of mushrooms. (8)
Order:
This organism is classified as an Agaricales because
of what it has, but of what it lacks when compared
to other orders. This order is comprised mainly of
organisms that lack the features required to be
classified into other orders. (8)
Family:
Conocybe filaris is considered to be
part of the Bolbitiaceae family because of the color
of its spores. The spores of Bolbitiaceae tend to be
brown in color. (8)
Genus:
This organism is Genus Conocybe because of very
specific microscopic differences in its cell cap
cuticle. (6)
Species:
This organism is classified with the species name
filaris to distinguish it from others in
its genus. It is considered a separate species
because of the presence of amatoxin.
This phlyogenetic tree is taken from Hallen and Watlings Taxonomy and toxicity of conocybe lactea and related species.