Hydnum crocidens is a species of fungus in the family Hydnaceae native to Australia.[1] It was described in 1890 by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from material collected around Port Phillip Bay.[2] Genetic analysis shows it to be closely related to a lineage containing H. rufescens and its close relatives.[1]

Hydnum crocidens
H. crocidens var. wellingtonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Hydnaceae
Genus: Hydnum
Species:
H. crocidens
Binomial name
Hydnum crocidens
Synonyms
  • Hydnum ambustum Cooke

References

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  1. ^ a b Feng B, Wang XH, Ratkowsky D, Gates G, Lee SS, Grebenc T, Yang ZL (2016). "Multilocus phylogenetic analyses reveal unexpected abundant diversity and significant disjunct distribution pattern of the Hedgehog Mushrooms (Hydnum L.)". Scientific Reports. 6. 25586. doi:10.1038/srep25586. PMC 4858670. PMID 27151256.
  2. ^ Cooke MC (1890). "Australian fungi". Grevillea. 19: 44–47.