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]

Hydnellum nigellum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Thelephorales
Family: Bankeraceae
Genus: Hydnellum
Species:
H. nigellum
Binomial name
Hydnellum nigellum
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References

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  1. ^ Maas Geesteranus RA. (1974). "Notes on Hydnums, IX". Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Section C. 77: 215–27.
  2. ^ "Hydnellum nigellum K.A. Harrison". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  3. ^ 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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