Phellodon melaleucus
| Phellodon melaleucus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Phellodon |
| Species: | P. melaleucus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phellodon melaleucus (
P.Karst. (1881) | |
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Phellodon melaleucus, commonly known as the grey tooth,
Description
The grey tooth is a small to medium-sized fungus with a leathery or corky fruiting body. On the underside it has pale grayish-brown spines from which spores are released rather than from gills. It may look like a convoluted single fruiting body but in fact each part has a blackish stem, and several caps can fuse together. The cap tends to be concentrically zoned with a reddish-brown to blackish-brown centre and a pale edge. The flesh is greyish-brown, darker near the base of the stem, and smells of fenugreek.[6]
Distribution and habitat
This species occurs in various parts of Europe and has been recorded in North America.
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Phellodon melaleucus (Sw. ex Fr.) P. Karst". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK" (PDF). British Mycological Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
- ^ Fries EM. (1815). "Observationes mycologicae" (in Latin). 1. Copenhagen: Gerhard Bonnier: 134.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Karsten PA. (1881). "Enumeratio Hydnearum Fr. Fennicarum, systemate novo dispositarum". Revue mycologique, Toulouse (in Latin). 3 (9): 19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Allen & Mellon Environmental Ltd. "Phellodon melaleucus – grey tooth". Northern Ireland Priority Species. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Phellodon melaleucus (Sw. ex Fr.) P. Karst. - Grey Tooth". First Nature. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Dighton, J. (2009). "Mycorrhizae." Encyclopedia of Microbiology. pp. 153–162.