Hydnellum aurantiacum (Batsch) P. Karst.
(Orange Tooth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth)
Genus	Hydnellum (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)
Family	BANKERACEAE (a family of stipitate tooth fungi)
Order	THELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hydnellum aurantiacum is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Thelephorales)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Thelephorales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Dickson, G. & Emmett, E.E.	2004	Hydnellum auratile at last	Field Mycology Vol 5 (2): 49-51.
Dickson, G. & Emmett, E.E.	2004	Hydnellum auratile at last	Field Mycology Vol 5 (2): 49-51.
Dickson, G.	2003	Notes on Maas Geesteranus’ "The Terrestrial Hydnums of Europe"	Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 81-83.
Gurney, M.	2007	Tooth Fungi at Abernethy RSPB Reserve in 2006	Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 89-96, rear cover.

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

Hydnellum
(a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)

BANKERACEAE
(a family of stipitate tooth fungi)

THELEPHORALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth)

Endangered

VU/B

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hydnellum aurantiacum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)