''Climacodon'' is a widespread

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

tooth fungi The hydnoid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota with basidiocarps (fruit bodies) producing spores on pendant, tooth-like or spine-like projections. They are colloquially called tooth fungi. Originally such fungi were referred to the g ...

in the family

Phanerochaetaceae The Phanerochaetaceae are a family of mostly crust fungi in the order Polyporales. Taxonomy Phanerochaetaceae was first conceived by Swedish mycologist John Eriksson in 1958 as the subfamily Phanerochaetoideae of the Corticiaceae. It was later ...

Taxonomy

The genus was

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by Finnish mycologist

Petter Karsten Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology". Karsten was born in Merimasku near Turku, s ...

in 1881 with ''Climacodon septentrionalis'' as the

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. This fungus was originally described by

Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired ...

in 1821 as ''Hydnum septentrionale''. ''Climacodon'' has been placed variously in the family

Meruliaceae The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family. Taxonomy The family was formally circumscribed by E ...

, or in the

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analysis places ''Climacodon'' as a member of the Phlebioid clade.

Species

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Climacodon annamensis ''Climacodon'' is a widespread genus of tooth fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten in 1881 with ''Climacodon septentrionalis'' as the type species. This fungus was origi ...

'' (Har. & Pat.) Maas Geest. (1974) *'' Climacodon chlamydocystis'' Maas Geest. (1971) *'' Climacodon dubitativus'' (Lloyd) Ryvarden (1992) – Philippines *'' Climacodon pulcherrimus'' (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Nikol. (1961) *'' Climacodon roseomaculatus'' (Henn. & E.Nyman) Jülich (1982) *'' Climacodon sanguineus'' (Beeli) Maas Geest. (1971) *'' Climacodon septentrionalis'' (Fr.) P.Karst. (1881)

References

Phanerochaetaceae Polyporales genera Taxa named by Petter Adolf Karsten Taxa described in 1881 {{Polyporales-stub