Sarcodon dissimulans

Sarcodon dissimulans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Thelephorales
Family:	Bankeraceae
Genus:	Sarcodon
Species:	S. dissimulans
Binomial name
	Sarcodon dissimulans; K.A.Harrison (1984)
Synonyms
	Hydnellum dissimulans(K.A.Harrison) Stalpers (1993);

Last updated September 15, 2025

Sarcodon dissimulans is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in Nova Scotia, Canada, it was described as new to science in 1984 by mycologist Kenneth A. Harrison. It is characterized as having an "extremely nauseating" taste. Its spores are roughly spherical to oblong, measuring 5–6 by 4–5 μm.^[3]

References

↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon dissimulans K.A. Harrison". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
↑ Stalpers JA. (1993). "The Aphyllophoraceous fungi I. Keys to the species of the Thelephorales". Studies in Mycology. 35: 1–168 (see pp. 18, 44–48). Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
↑ Harrison KA, Grund DW. (1984). "A new stipitate Hydnum of Nova Scotia". Mycotaxon. 20 (1): 95–99.

External links

Sarcodon dissimulans in Index Fungorum

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[urlFungorum_synonymy:_Sarcodon_dissimulans-1] "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon dissimulans K.A. Harrison". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

[Stalpers_1993-2] Stalpers JA. (1993). "The Aphyllophoraceous fungi I. Keys to the species of the Thelephorales". Studies in Mycology. 35: 1–168 (see pp. 18, 44–48). Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2016-01-19.

[Harrison_1984b-3] Harrison KA, Grund DW. (1984). "A new stipitate Hydnum of Nova Scotia". Mycotaxon. 20 (1): 95–99.

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