Pale-yellow splash tooth

Sarcodontia uda

Thin effused crust with small teeth 1-2 mm long. Color typically yellow to yellowish brown. Nakasone (1997): distinguished by basidiomata that turn purple, red or brown in KOH, resinous covered hyphal-end cells in the teeth, short, fusiform cystidia, and ellipsoid basidiospores. The spindle-shaped cystidia are not encrusted and the spores are not curved.
Bright yellow waxy crust Fall,Geotagged,Sarcodontia uda,United States

Appearance

Thin effused crust with small teeth 1-2 mm long. Color typically yellow to yellowish brown. Nakasone (1997): distinguished by basidiomata that turn purple, red or brown in KOH, resinous covered hyphal-end cells in the teeth, short, fusiform cystidia, and ellipsoid basidiospores. The spindle-shaped cystidia are not encrusted and the spores are not curved.
yellow splash tooth Fall,Geotagged,Pale-yellow splash tooth,Sarcodontia uda,United States

Naming

Mycoacia uda
Acia uda
Hydnum udum
Odontia uda
Phlebia uda

Distribution

Found throughout Europe and much of North America.

Habitat

White rot of dead hardwoods

References:

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http://www.mycoguide.com/guide/fungi/basi/agar/poly/meru/sarc/uda
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyMeruliaceae
GenusSarcodontia
SpeciesSarcodontia uda
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