Hydnellum aurantiacum (Batsch) P. Karst.
(Orange Tooth)

Interactions where Hydnellum aurantiacum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form) Caledonian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Thelephorales/Bankeraceae/Hydnellum aurantiacum/Hydnellum aurantiacumorange toothfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)Caledonian pineliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth)
GenusHydnellum (a genus of stipitate tooth fungi)
FamilyBANKERACEAE (a family of stipitate tooth fungi)
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. & Emmett, E.E. 2004 Hydnellum auratile at last Field Mycology Vol 5 (2): 49-51.
Dickson, G. & Emmett, E.E. 2004 Hydnellum auratile at last Field Mycology Vol 5 (2): 49-51.
Dickson, G. 2003 Notes on Maas Geesteranus’ "The Terrestrial Hydnums of Europe" Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 81-83.
Gurney, M. 2007 Tooth Fungi at Abernethy RSPB Reserve in 2006 Field Mycology Vol 8 (3): 89-96, rear cover.

Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. 2003 Notes on Maas Geesteranus’ "The Terrestrial Hydnums of Europe" Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 81-83.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hydnellum aurantiacum (Orange Tooth):

Endangered

VU/B

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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