Pseudohydnum | |
---|---|
Pseudohydnum species, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Auriculariales |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Pseudohydnum P. Karst. (1868) |
Type species | |
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
Species | |
Pseudohydnum alienum Pseudohydnum brunneiceps Pseudohydnum cystidiatum Pseudohydnum gelatinosum Pseudohydnum himalayanum Pseudohydnum meridianum Pseudohydnum omnipavum Pseudohydnum orbiculare Pseudohydnum placibile Pseudohydnum sinogelatinosum Pseudohydnum tasmanicum Pseudohydnum totarae Pseudohydnum umbrosum |
Pseudohydnum is a genus of fungi in the order Auriculariales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically bracket-like and gelatinous, with or without a stipe, with a hydnoid (toothed) undersurface. The genus is widely distributed in both the northern and southern hemisphere, with thirteen species currently described and others awaiting description.[1]