Sarcodon

Sarcodon is a genus of fungi in the family Bankeraceae, which is part of the order Thelephorales known for its almost universal ectomycorrhizal life style.[1] The genus owes its name to the presence of teeth-like spines on the hymenophore, it is derived from ancient greek; sarco = flesh and odon = tooth. This is why they are commonly called "tooth fungi", or "Hydnoid fungi".

Sarcodon
Sarcodon imbricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Thelephorales
Family:
Bankeraceae
Genus:
Sarcodon

Quél. ex P.Karst. (1881)
Type species
Sarcodon imbricatus
(L.) P.Karst. (1881)
Species

See text

Several species of the Sarcodon genus, including Sarcodon imbricatus (see figure), are edible. The fungus can be bitter, but that is less apparent in younger specimens. In China, it is a popular edible mushroom and it is used for lowering of cholesterol level, muscles relaxation and blood circulation.[2]

Traits

Species of the Sarcodon genus have yellow to brown tinted basidiospores,[3] with lengths in the range of 7.4-9 µm.[4] The basidiomata is often soft and fleshy.[3]

Species

As of September 2015, Index Fungorum listed 49 valid species of Sarcodon.[5] However, in 2019 Larsson et al. transferred 12 species into the genus Hydnellum.[4]

References
  1. Tedersoo, L.; May, TW.; Smith, ME. (2010). "Ectomycorrhizal lifestyle in fungi: global diversity, distribution, and evolution of phylogenetic lineages". Mycorrhiza. 20 (4): 217–263. doi:10.1007/s00572-009-0274-x. PMID 20191371.
  2. Jang NS. "Method for manufacturing health beverage from 'Sarcodon aspratus'". Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. Geesteranus, Maas RA. (1975). Die Terrestrischen Stachelpilze Europas (The Terrestrial Hydnums of Europe). 1. North-Holland Publishing. pp. 1–127.
  4. Larsson, Svantesson, Miscevic, Kõljalg, Larsson (2019). "Reassessment of the generic limits for Hydnellum and Sarcodon (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota)". MycoKeys. 54: 31–47. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.54.35386. PMC 6579789. PMID 31231164.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Kirk PM. "Species Fungorum (version 26th August 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. Grupe, Arthur C.; Baker, Anthony D.; Uehling, Jessie K.; Smith, Matthew E.; Baroni, Timothy J.; Lodge, D. Jean; Henkel, Terry W. (2015). "Sarcodon in the Neotropics I: new species from Guyana, Puerto Rico and Belize". Mycologia. 107 (3): 591–606. doi:10.3852/14-185. PMID 25661714.


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