Hydnellum caeruleum (Hornem.) P. Karst.
(Blue Tooth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hydnellum caeruleum (Blue Tooth)
Genus	Hydnellum (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)
Family	BANKERACEAE (a family of stipitate tooth fungi)
Order	THELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hydnellum caeruleum is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Thelephorales)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Thelephorales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Gurney, M.	2007	Tooth Fungi at Abernethy RSPB Reserve in 2006	Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 89-96, rear cover.
	Termorshuizen, A.J. & Veerkamp, M.T.	2012	Fungi in spontaneous stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in drift sands	Field Mycology Vol 13 (4): 118-123.

Hydnellum caeruleum (Blue Tooth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydnellum
(a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)

BANKERACEAE
(a family of stipitate tooth fungi)

THELEPHORALES
(an order of basidiomycete fungi)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnellum caeruleum (Blue Tooth)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydnellum caeruleum (Blue Tooth)

Vulnerable

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hydnellum caeruleum is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)