Hydnum ellipsosporum

Hydnum ellipsosporum is a species of fungus in the family Hydnaceae that was described from Germany in 2004. It differs from H. repandum by the shape and length of its spores, which are ellipsoid and measure 9–11 by 6–7.5 µm. Compared to H. repandum, it has smaller fruit bodies, with cap diameters ranging from 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) wide.[1]

Hydnum ellipsosporum
Hydnum ellipsosporum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Hydnaceae
Genus: Hydnum
Species:
H. ellipsosporum
Binomial name
Hydnum ellipsosporum
Ostrow & Beenken, 2004

References

  1. Ostrow H, Beenkin L. (2004). "Hydnum ellipsosporum spec. nov. (Basidiomycetes, Cantharellales) – ein Doppelganger von Hydnum rufescens Fr" [Hydnum ellipsosporum spec. nov (Basidiomycetes, Cantharellales) – a double of Hydnum rufescens Fr.] (PDF). Zeitschrift für Mykologie (in German). 70 (2): 137–56.


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