Biology:Hydnellum cyanodon
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Hydnellum cyanodon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. cyanodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydnellum cyanodon K.A.Harrison (1964)
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Hydnellum cyanodon is a rare species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in Boularderie Island and Antigonish County (Nova Scotia, Canada), it was described as new to science in 1964 by Canadian mycologist Kenneth A. Harrison. The turbinate (cushion-shaped) cap of the fruitbody measures 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter. Spines on the cap underside up to 5 mm long, and blue in color. The fungus fruits singly or in groups in deep moss under spruce trees.[1]
References
- ↑ Harrison KA. (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany 42 (9): 1205–33. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10527979 entry
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