Hydnodontaceae
The Hydnodontaceae are a family of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 15 genera and 105 species. It is the only family in the order
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family. The widely distributed genus was circumscribed by
Erast Parmasto
Erast Parmasto (28 October 1928 – 24 April 2012) was a noted Estonian mycologist, bioscientist and botanist and onetime director of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany.
Parmasto was born in Nõmme. He became a member of the Estonian I ...
in 1968. According to Index Fungorum, the type species ''Fibrodontia gossypina'' is currently known as ''
Hyphodontia gossypina
''Hyphodontia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae (Schizoporaceae in Index Fungorum). The genus was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist John Eriksson (mycologist), John Eriksson in 1958.
Species
*''Hyphodontia abieticola, H. ab ...