Sarcodon rutilus
Sarcodon rutilus is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in Papua New Guinea, it was described as new to science in 1974 by Dutch mycologist Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus. The specific epithet rutilus refers to the red cap.[1]
| Sarcodon rutilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Sarcodon |
| Species: | S. rutilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcodon rutilus Maas Geest. (1974) | |
References
- Maas Geesteranus RA. (1974). "Hydnaceous fungi of the eastern Old World. Supplement". Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Section C. 77: 477–495 (see p. 487).
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