Abstract The systematic position of the enigmatically mycoparasitic genus Squamanita ( Agaricales , Basidiomycota ) together with Cystoderma Phaeolepiota Floccularia and Leucopholiota is largely unknown. Recently they were recognized as Squamanitaceae but previous studies used few DNA markers from a restricted sample taxa family lacked formal taxonomic treatment. In this study, newly generated ...