Sarcodon | |
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Sarcodon imbricatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Thelephorales |
Family: | Bankeraceae |
Genus: |
Sarcodon Quél. ex P.Karst. (1881) |
Type species | |
Sarcodon imbricatus (
L.) P.Karst. (1881)
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Species | |
See text |
Sarcodon is a genus of fungi in the family Bankeraceae, which is part of the order Thelephorales, known for its almost universal ectomycorrhizal ecology. [1] The genus owes its name to the presence of teeth-like spines on the hymenophore, from ancient Greek; sarco = flesh and odon = tooth. For this reason they are commonly called "tooth fungi", or " Hydnoid fungi".
Sarcodon species have yellow to brown tinted basidiospores, [2] with lengths in the range of 7.4-9 μm. [3] The basidiomata are often soft and fleshy. [2]
As of September 2015 [update], Index Fungorum listed 49 valid species of Sarcodon. [4] However, in 2019 Larsson et al. transferred 12 species into the genus Hydnellum. [3]
Several species within the Sarcodon genus, including S. imbricatus (see figure), are edible. The fungus can be bitter, but that is less apparent in younger specimens. In China, it is a popular edible mushroom and it is used to reduce cholesterol, relax the muscles, and improve blood circulation. [7] Isolates from the genus, called scabronines, may increase nerve growth factor synthesis in vitro. [8]
Sarcodon | |
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Sarcodon imbricatus | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Thelephorales |
Family: | Bankeraceae |
Genus: |
Sarcodon Quél. ex P.Karst. (1881) |
Type species | |
Sarcodon imbricatus (
L.) P.Karst. (1881)
| |
Species | |
See text |
Sarcodon is a genus of fungi in the family Bankeraceae, which is part of the order Thelephorales, known for its almost universal ectomycorrhizal ecology. [1] The genus owes its name to the presence of teeth-like spines on the hymenophore, from ancient Greek; sarco = flesh and odon = tooth. For this reason they are commonly called "tooth fungi", or " Hydnoid fungi".
Sarcodon species have yellow to brown tinted basidiospores, [2] with lengths in the range of 7.4-9 μm. [3] The basidiomata are often soft and fleshy. [2]
As of September 2015 [update], Index Fungorum listed 49 valid species of Sarcodon. [4] However, in 2019 Larsson et al. transferred 12 species into the genus Hydnellum. [3]
Several species within the Sarcodon genus, including S. imbricatus (see figure), are edible. The fungus can be bitter, but that is less apparent in younger specimens. In China, it is a popular edible mushroom and it is used to reduce cholesterol, relax the muscles, and improve blood circulation. [7] Isolates from the genus, called scabronines, may increase nerve growth factor synthesis in vitro. [8]