Hydnellum auratile
Hydnellum auratile is a tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Fruit bodies of the fungus consist of closely grouped, funnel-shaped caps up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in diameter. The caps are initially bright orange with a white rim, and have a felt-like surface. On the cap underside, the hymenium has hanging orange spines with whitish tips. These spines extend a ways down the length of the short stipe. The flesh is orange in both the cap and stipe. In mass, the spores are brown. Microscopically, they measure 4–5 by 3.5–4.5 µm and have short, rounded tubercles on the surface. The widespread Hydnellum aurantiacum is a close lookalike, but can be distinguished by having a white to buff cap, dull orange to brown flesh, and white spines.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. auratile |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum auratile (Britzelm.) Maas Geest. (1959) | |
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Hydnellum auratile was first described as a species of Hydnum by German mycologist Max Britzelmayr in 1891.[3] Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus transferred it to Hydnellum in 1959.[4] The fungus is widely spread in Europe,[2] and has also been reported from the Pacific Northwest region of North America.[5] It is considered endangered in Switzerland.[6]
References
- "GSD Species Synonymy: Hydnellum auratile (Britzelm.) Maas Geest". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- Dickson G, Emmett E (2004). "Hydnellum auratile at last". Field Mycology. 5 (2): 49–51. doi:10.1016/S1468-1641(10)60249-6.
- Britzelmayr M. Hymenomyceten aus Südbayern 11 (Theil VIII): Polyporei, Hydnei, Thelephorei, Clavariei und Tremellinei (in German). Berlin: R. Friedländer & Sohn. p. 14.
- Maas Geesteranus RA. (1959). "Sur un Hydnellum méconnu". Persoonia (in French). 1 (1): 111–114.
- Ammirati J, Trudell S (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- Senn-Irlet B, Bieri G, Egli S (2007). Lista Rossa Macromiceti. Lista Rossa delle specie minacciate in Svizzera. UV-0718-I (Report) (in Italian). Bern: Ufficio federale dell’ambiente.