Hydnellum nigellum is a tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in Nova Scotia, Canada, where it grows under spruce, it was described as new to science in 1964 by Canadian mycologist Kenneth A. Harrison. The fruitbodies of this fungus are small, measuring 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and black.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Hydnellum |
| Species: | H. nigellum
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| Hydnellum nigellum K.A.Harrison (1964)
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References
edit- ^ Maas Geesteranus RA. (1974). "Notes on Hydnums, IX". Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Section C. 77: 215–27.
- ^ "Hydnellum nigellum K.A. Harrison". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
- ^ Harrison KA. (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–33. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
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