Spreading Yellow Tooth
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza (Eaton) Parmasto
Spreading Yellow Tooth: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/10378
Synonyms
Hydnum chrysorhizon  Hydnum fragilissimum  Mycoacia fragilissima  Phanerochaete chrysorhiza 
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13 Records

Description

Fruiting body: Bright orange-yellow, toothed, sheetlike surface with branching rhizomorphs which can be 6+" (15 cm) long.

Relationships

Found on the undersides of hardwood logs. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Meruliaceae
Genus: Hydnophlebia
Species:
H. chrysorhiza
Binomial name
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza
(Eaton) Parmasto (1967)
Synonyms

Grandiniella chrysorhizon (Eaton) Burds. (1977)
Hydnum chrysorhizon Eaton (1822)
Mycoacia chrysorhiza (Eaton) Aoshima & H. Furuk. (1966)
Oxydontia chrysorhiza (Eaton) D.P. Rogers & G.W. Martin (1958) Phanerochaete chrysorhizon (Eaton) Budington & Gilb., (1973)

Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza, also known as Phanerochaete chrysorhizon is a species of crust fungus in family Meruliaceae.

Taxonomy

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The taxon was originally described as Hydnum chrysorhizum by Amos Eaton in 1817.[1][2] It is the type species of the genus Hydnophlebia.

Description

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It is a white rot organism infecting dead deciduous trees.[3] The orange crust grows up to 5 centimetres (2 in) wide. Similar species include H. omnivora, Ceriporia spissa, Phlebia coccineofulva, Steccherinum ochraceum, and Xenasmatella vaga.[4]

Distribution

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It can be found in eastern North America from July to November.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "the Hydnum chrysorhizum page". Species Fungorum. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  2. ^ a b "Hydnophlebia chrysorhizon". www.FUNGIKINGDOM.net. Dianna Smith. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. ^ a b Tellería MT, Dueñas M, Martín MP. "The genus Hydnophlebia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with description of three new species from the Macaronesian Islands". MycoKeys. 27: 39–64. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.27.14866. hdl:10261/159729. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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