Phellodon niger (Fr.) P. Karst.
(Black Tooth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhellodon niger (Black Tooth)
GenusPhellodon (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth,A.M., Parfitt, D., Rogers, H.J. & Boddy, L. 2010 Cryptic taxa within European species of Hydnellum and Phellodon revealed by combined molecular and morphological analysis FungEcol Vol 03 (2): 65-80.

Phellodon niger (Black Tooth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phellodon niger (Black Tooth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phellodon niger (Black Tooth)

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