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Phellodon secretus

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Phellodon secretus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Phellodon
Species:
P. secretus
Binomial name
Phellodon secretus
Niemelä & Kinnunen (2003)

Phellodon secretus is a rare species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Described as new to science in 2003, it is found in Finland, where it grows under the fallen trunks of pine trees. It somewhat resembles Phellodon connatus, but has a thinner stipe, a softer, cotton-like cap, and smaller, rounder spores.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Niemelä T, Kinnunen J, Renvell P, Schigel D (2003). "Phellodon secretus (Basidiomycota), a new hydnaceous fungus from northern pine woodlands" (abstract). Karstenia. 43 (2): 37–44. doi:10.29203/ka.2003.391.
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