''Dentipellis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Hericiaceae
The Hericiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The best known genus is ''Hericium'', species of which are valued for their medicinal properties in Oriental medicine. Taxa are mainly known from north temperate regions, and are sapr ...
. It was circumscribed by Dutch mycologist
Marinus Anton Donk
Marinus Anton Donk (14 August 1908 – 2 September 1972) was a Dutch mycology, mycologist. He specialized in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and nomenclature of mushrooms. Rolf Singer wrote in his obituary that he was "one of the most outstandin ...
in 1962. Species in the genus have membranous
fruit bodies
The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...
that are either completely
resupinate or effuso-reflexed (stretched out flat on the substrate but turned up at the edges). The
hymenium
The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores. In some species all of the cells of the hymenium develop into basidia or asci, while in oth ...
(spore-bearing surface) bears "teeth".
Species
*''
Dentipellis acystidiata''
*''
Dentipellis coniferarum''
*''
Dentipellis dissita''
*''
Dentipellis echinospora''
*''
Dentipellis fragilis''
*''
Dentipellis isidioides''
*''
Dentipellis macrodon''
*''
Dentipellis microspora''
*''
Dentipellis parmastoi''
*''
Dentipellis separans''
*''
Dentipellis subseparans''
*''
Dentipellis tasmanica''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10469189
Russulales
Russulales genera