Hydnellum ferrugineum (Fr.) P. Karst.
(Mealy Tooth)

Interactions where Hydnellum ferrugineum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Bankeraceae/Hydnellum ferrugineum/Hydnellum ferrugineummealy toothfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Bankeraceae/Hydnellum ferrugineum/Hydnellum ferrugineummealy toothfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth)
GenusHydnellum (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)
FamilyBANKERACEAE (a family of stipitate tooth fungi)
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gurney, M. 2007 Tooth Fungi at Abernethy RSPB Reserve in 2006 Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 89-96, rear cover.

Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 6 images of Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy Tooth)

Endangered

NT

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

Hydnellum peckii looks similar.

Abortiporus biennis has similar growth form, develops red droplets and can look similar, but doesn’t have well-formed spines on the underside.

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