Sarcodon leucopus
| Sarcodon leucopus | |
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| In Akademgorodok, Novosibirsk, Russia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Sarcodon |
| Species: | S. leucopus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcodon leucopus (
Nannf. (1969) | |
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Sarcodon leucopus is a species of
Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus and John Axel Nannfeldt transferred it to the genus Sarcodon in 1969.[3] Fruit bodies of the fungus have flattened to slightly depressed caps up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter. The surface texture, initially finely felt-like, later cracks to form shiny scales. Its color is pale purplish-brown to dark brown. The stipe measures 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) long by 2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 in) thick. Spines on the cap underside are up to 15 mm long and about 1 mm thick. The flesh has a disagreeable odor, and a bitter taste. Spores are roughly spherical, typically measuring 7.2–7.9 by 4.5–5.6 µm.[4] The fungus is considered endangered in Switzerland.[5]
Fruit bodies of Sarcodon leucopus contain novel compounds called sarcoviolins that have been shown to have antioxidative and α-glucosidase inhibitory activity.[6]
References
- doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75124883A75124951.en. Retrieved 19 March 2024.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Persoon CH. (1825). Mycologia Europaea (in Latin). Vol. 2. Erlangen: Palm. p. 158.
- ^ Maas Geesteranus RA; Nannfeldt JA. (1969). "The genus Sarcodon in Sweden in the light of recent investigation". Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. 63: 401–440 (see p. 415).
- ^ Maas Geesteranus RA. (1975). "Die terrestrischen Stachelpilze Europas". Verhandelingen Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde. 2 (in German). 65: 103.
- ^ 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.
- PMID 24645629.
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