20 observationsVulnerable
graceful tooth
Hydnellum gracilipes
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Thelephorales ›Family: Boletopsidaceae ›Genus: Hydnellum
About
Hydnellum gracilipes is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. It was first described scientifically in 1886 by Petter Karsten, who called it Hydnum gracilipes. He transferred it to the genus Hydnellum in 1879. Fruit bodies of the fungus have a pinkish to reddish-brown colour, a delicate texture described as "felty or papery", and flimsy stipes. Its spores are roughly spherical with a diameter of no more than 5 µm. H. gracilipes is found in northern...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of graceful tooth is Hydnellum gracilipes.
- The graceful tooth has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
- graceful tooth belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- graceful tooth belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- graceful tooth belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- graceful tooth belongs to the order Thelephorales.
- graceful tooth belongs to the family Boletopsidaceae.
- graceful tooth belongs to the genus Hydnellum.