a.
Veil present in scattered, granulose flocks which soon disappear, microscopically existing of a layer of globose, thin-walled cells, slightly colouring pink or lilaceous in KOH or ammonia; subsect. Micacei (Fr.) Uljé & Noordel.
b.
Veil breaking up in small, more persistent flocculose scales, microscopically existing of chains of fusiform, ellipsoid to globose, in part usually thick-walled cells not colouring in KOH or ammonia; subsect. Domestici Sing.