Hydnellum amygdaliolens

Hydnellum 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.[2]

Hydnellum amygdaliolens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Thelephorales
Family:
Bankeraceae
Genus:
Hydnellum
Species:
H. amygdaliolens
Binomial name
Hydnellum amygdaliolens
(Rubio Casas, Rubio Roldán & Català) E.Larss., K.H.Larss. & Kõljalg[1]
Synonyms
  • Sarcodon amygdaliolens Rubio Casas, Rubio Roldán & Català

References
  1. Larsson; Svantesson; Miscevic; Kõljalg; Larsson (2019). "Reassessment of the generic limits for Hydnellum and Sarcodon (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota)". MycoKeys. 54: 31–47.
  2. 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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