Hydnellum concrescens (Pers.) Banker
(Zoned Tooth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnellum concrescens (Zoned 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)
Records of Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth) :
1: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
6 Sep 2012 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Brown form - under Beech, at roadside
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - white background (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - top view - white backgroundImage 4: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 6: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)Image 7: Spores - highly magnified - white background (3)Image 8: Spores - highly magnified - white background (4)
2: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
6 Sep 2012 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
White form - under Beech, at roadside
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - top view - white background
3: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
10 Oct 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
7 fruitbodies, in patch c.1ft square, under oak
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ at base of trunkImage 3: Fruitbody - lain down to show spinesImage 4: Flesh with KOH - magnified
4: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
18 Sep 2008 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
c. 20 fruitbodies, near roadside, under Beech, oak, Holly
Image 1: Cap surface - close-upImage 2: Cap surface - close-up (2)Image 3: Fragment + KOH - on tissueImage 4: Fruitbodies - in situImage 5: Fruitbodies - in situ (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - in situ - close-upImage 7: Fruitbody - LSImage 8: Fruitbody - underside showing spinesImage 9: Fruitbody - underside showing spines (2)Image 10: Spines - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Spines - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Spore printImage 13: Spores - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - highly magnified (3)
5: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
24 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak and Beech
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - LSImage 3: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - side viewImage 5: In situImage 6: In situ - close-upImage 7: Spines - close-upImage 8: Spores - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnified (2)
6: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
24 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Bucks (VC 24) England
under Beech on bank at side of road
Image 1: Flesh (small piece at top left) + 10% KOH on paper tissueImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - LSImage 4: Fruitbody - LS (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - side viewImage 6: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - top viewImage 8: Fruitbody - undersideImage 9: SpinesImage 10: Spines (2)Image 11: Spines (3)Image 12: Spines (4)Image 13: Spines - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Spines - close-up - highly enlargedImage 15: Spines - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Spines - side view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 17: Basidia and basidiospores - highly magnifiedImage 18: Basidia and basidiospores - highly magnified (2)Image 19: Basidia and basidiospores - highly magnified (3)Image 20: Basidiomes - magnifiedImage 21: Basidiomes, with basidia at top left - magnifiedImage 22: Basidiospore - highly magnifiedImage 23: Basidiospores - magnifiedImage 24: Basidiospores - magnified (2)Image 25: Basidiospores - highly magnifiedImage 26: Basidiospores - highly magnified (2)Image 27: Basidiospores - highly magnified (3)Image 28: Basidiospores - highly magnified (4)Image 29: Basidiospores - highly magnified (5)Image 30: Basidiospores - highly magnified (6)Image 31: Basidiospores - highly magnified (7)Image 32: Basidiospores - highly magnified (8)Image 33: Basidiospores - highly magnified (9)Image 34: Context hyphae - magnifiedImage 35: Context hyphae - magnified (2)
7: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
27 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under beech, oak nearby
Image 1: Close up of teethImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: LS FruitbodyImage 4: Side viewImage 5: Side view (2)Image 6: Side view (3)Image 7: Side view (4)
8: Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
19 Oct 1978 OSGR: SU96 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on bank of ditch, in woodland
Image 1: Fruitbody - top surface - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - upturned to show spinesImage 3: Spores - highly magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth,A.M., Parfitt, D., Rogers, H.J. & Boddy, L. 2010 Cryptic taxa within European species of Hydnellum and Phellodon revealed by combined molecular and morphological analysis FungEcol Vol 03 (2): 65-80.
Marren, P. 2002 Stipitate hydnoid fungi in England Field Mycology Vol 3 (4): 120-123.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned Tooth)

Vulnerable

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