Sarcodon squamosus (Schaeff.) Quél.
(Scaly Tooth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcodon squamosus (Scaly Tooth)
GenusSarcodon (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 Sarcodon squamosus (Scaly Tooth) :
1: Sarcodon squamosus (Scaly Tooth)
17 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
6 old fruitbodies under Scot’s Pine
Image 1: Fruitbodies - white backgroundImage 2: Fruitbodies - white background (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - side viewImage 4: Fruitbody - top viewImage 5: Fruitbody - top view (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - top view (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, S., Marren, P. & Harper, M. Important Fungus Areas - a provisional assessment of the best sites for fungi in the United Kingdom 15pp, Plantlife International
Greenaway, C. 2004 Sarcodon squamosus Vol 5 (4) Page: Back cover
Gurney, M. 2007 Tooth Fungi at Abernethy RSPB Reserve in 2006 Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 89-96, rear cover.
Schafer, D. 2000 Dyeing to resurrect an old species? Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 42-43.
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.

Sarcodon squamosus (Scaly Tooth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcodon squamosus (Scaly Tooth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sarcodon squamosus (Scaly Tooth)

Vulnerable

Annex

A stipitate hydnoid found under Pine (Pinus). The mycelium probably forms an ectomycorrhiza with the roots.

Tranche 2, Feb 1999 (as Sarcodon imbricatus)

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