Phellodon P. Karst.
(a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)

Phellodon (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phellodon (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Phellodon atratus
a stipitate tooth fungus
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Phellodon confluens
Fused Tooth
Species 6 trophisms
Phellodon fuligineoalbus
Drab Tooth
Species 1 trophisms 4 references
Phellodon melaleucus
Grey Tooth
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Phellodon niger
Black Tooth
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Phellodon tomentosus
Woolly Tooth
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Phellodon violascens
Spruce Tooth
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPhellodon (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phellodon (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G., Kirk, P, Roberts, P. & Spooner, B. British fungi - Keys www.fieldmycology.net/FRDBI/keys.asp

Phellodon (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bridge, P.D. & Panchal, G. 2004 Population diversity and speciation in Hydnellum and Phellodon species Research Reports EN Report no 557.
Parfitt, D. Ainsworth, A.M. Simpson, D. Rogers, H.J. & Boddy, L. 2007 Molecular and morphological discrimination of stipitate hydnoids in the genera Hydnellum and Phellodon Mycol. Res. Vol 111 (7): 761-777.
Pitt, J. 2005 Stipitate Hydnoids in Kent in 2004 Field Mycology Vol 6 (3): 80.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Phellodon (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Phellodon (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)

Phellodon is not always easy to distinguish from Hydnellum, the other major genus of stipitate hydnoids.

Hydnellum Phellodon
Smell none or mealy weakly fenugreek (drying stronger)

Spore print brownish whitish

Spores with tubercles, warts or spines spinose

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