Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, Abernethy Forest, Scotland | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Auriculariales |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | Pseudohydnum |
Species: | P. gelatinosum
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Binomial name | |
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
Synonyms | |
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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Teeth on hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is edible |
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, commonly known as the toothed jelly fungus, cat's tongue, or jelly tooth,[1] is an Eurasian species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. Its common names refer to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface.