Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P. Karst.
(Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue)

Interactions where Pseudohydnum gelatinosum 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 saprobic on dead, decayed (very) wood PINOPSIDA conifers 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/Auriculariales/Pseudohydnum gelatinosum/Pseudohydnum gelatinosumjelly tooth, jelly tonguefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayed (very)wood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed (very) stump (large) PINOPSIDA conifers 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/Auriculariales/Pseudohydnum gelatinosum/Pseudohydnum gelatinosumjelly tooth, jelly tonguefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, decayed (very)stump (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed (very) wood 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/Auriculariales/Pseudohydnum gelatinosum/Pseudohydnum gelatinosumjelly tooth, jelly tonguefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayed (very)wood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed (very) stump (large) Major 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/Auriculariales/Pseudohydnum gelatinosum/Pseudohydnum gelatinosumjelly tooth, jelly tonguefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdead, decayed (very)stump (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed (very) wood Pinus pines 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/Auriculariales/Pseudohydnum gelatinosum/Pseudohydnum gelatinosumjelly tooth, jelly tonguefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, decayed (very)wood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed (very) stump (large) Major Pinus pines 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/Auriculariales/Pseudohydnum gelatinosum/Pseudohydnum gelatinosumjelly tooth, jelly tonguefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdead, decayed (very)stump (large)Major

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

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPseudohydnum gelatinosum (Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue)
OrderAURICULARIALES (an order of jelly 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 Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. 2000 A field key to British non-resupinate hydnoid fungi Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 99-104, rear cover.

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1985 Observations on spores and their germination in certain Heterobasidiomycetes TBMS Vol 85 (3): 417-423.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Jelly Tooth, Jelly Tongue):

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