''Sarcodontia sibirica'' is a species of toothed

crust fungus The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

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 ...

. It was originally described by Czech mycologist

Albert Pilát Albert Pilát (November 2, 1903 – May 29, 1974) was a Czech botanist and mycologist. He studied at the Faculty of Science at Charles University, under the guidance of Professor Josef Velenovský. In 1930, he joined the National Museum, eventuall ...

in 1936 as ''Acia sibirica''. T.L. Nikolajeva transferred it to the genus ''

Sarcodontia ''Sarcodontia'' is a genus of hydnoid fungi, toothed fungi in the family Meruliaceae. It was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Hungarian–Croatian mycologist Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg in 1866, with ''Sarcodontia mali'' as the t ...

'' in 1961.

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Fungi described in 1936 Fungi of Europe Meruliaceae Fungus species {{Polyporales-stub