Sarcodontia setosa
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Sarcodontia setosa is a species of toothed crust fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a white rot species that found in Europe and North America.
Taxonomy
The fungus was originally described by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1825 as Hydnum setosum. Marinus Anton Donk transferred it to the genus Sarcodontia in 1952.[2]
Description
The fungus grows as a thick, yellow crust on the underside of damaged apple tree branches, with dimensions of 3–20 cm (1–8 in) wide by 5–20 cm (2–8 in) long. The tightly-packed teeth are 5–12 mm (0.2–0.5 in) long and have tapered tips. They are pale to bright yellow in colour, although both bruising and age tend to cause a reddish discolouration. The odour of the fungus has been described as "fruity but unpleasant".[3]
Fruit bodies of the fungus contain the benzoquinone-derived compound sarcodontic acid, which impart the yellow colour.[4] The fungus is inedible,[5] but can be used as a mushroom dye, and produces a pinkish-brown colour with a variety of mordants.[6]
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodontia setosa (Pers.) Donk". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
- ^ Donk, M.A. (1952). "The status of the generic name Oxydontia L.W. Miller ("Hydnaceae")". Mycologia. 44 (2): 262–263.
- ^ Baroni, Timothy J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Timber Press Field Guide. Timber Press. p. 473. ISBN 978-1-60469-814-5.
- ^ Křepinský, J.; Herout, V.; Šorm, F.; Vystrčil, A.; Prokeš, R.; Jommi, G. (1965). "Plant substances. XXIII. The structure of sarcodontic acid". Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 30: 2626–2630. doi:10.1135/cccc19652626.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 318. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Bessette, Arleen Rainis; Bessette, Alan (2001). The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide. Syracuse University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-8156-0680-2.