Sarcodon amygdaliolens

Sarcodon amygdaliolens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Sarcodon
Species: S. amygdaliolens
Binomial name
Sarcodon amygdaliolens
Rubio Casas, Rubio Roldán & Català (2011)

Sarcodon amygdaliolens is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in the Iberian Peninsula, it was described as new to science in 2011. It smells strongly of bitter almonds. Its spores measure 5.25–6.5 by 4.5 μm. Closely related Sarcodon species include S. fennicus and S. glaucopus.[1]

References

  1. Rubio Casas L; Rubio Roldán L; Català S. (2011). "Sarcodon amygdaliolens, nueva especie de Sarcodon Quél. ex P. Karst. encontrada en la Península Ibérica" [Sarcodon amygdaliolens, a new species of Sarcodon Quél. ex P. Karst. found in the Iberian Peninsula]. Boletín de la Sociedad Micológica de Madrid. 35: 43–56.


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