Hydnellum peckii Banker
(Devil’s Tooth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth)
GenusHydnellum (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)
FamilyBANKERACEAE (a family of stipitate tooth fungi)
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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)
Records of Hydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth) :
1: Hydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth)
20 Aug 2005 OSGR: ZZ00 Scotland
under Pine
Image 1: Side view - pale backgroundImage 2: Top view - pale backgroundImage 3: Top view - pale background (2)Image 4: Spines - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Spines - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Spines - old - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spines - young - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Taylor, S. 2013 Recording stipitate hydnoids at RSPB Abernethy Forest National Nature Reserve 1985 to 2011 Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 5-13, rear cover.

Hydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hydnellum peckii (Devil’s Tooth)

Endangered

Annex

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

Hydnellum ferrugineum looks similar.

Abortiporus biennis has similar growth form, develops red droplets and can look similar, but doesn’t have well-formed spines on the underside.

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