Hericium Pers.
(a genus of tooth fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Hericium abietis
a tooth fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Hericium cirrhatum
Tiered Tooth
(Click to open)
 		Species 12 images 3 ident. refs
Hericium coralloides
Coral Tooth
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 18 images 2 ident. refs
Hericium erinaceus
Bearded Tooth
(Click to open)
 		Species 11 images 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusHericium (a genus of tooth fungi)
FamilyHERICIACEAE (a family of lignicolous tooth fungi)
OrderRUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Digital Exsiccate of Fungi 1995 www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/bbm/mycology/homepage.htm
Dickson, G., Kirk, P, Roberts, P. & Spooner, B. British fungi - Keys www.fieldmycology.net/FRDBI/keys.asp
Henrici, A. 2003 Notes and records (April 2003) Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 65-67.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hericium (a genus of tooth fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hericium (a genus of tooth fungi)
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