Genus Climacodon P. Karst.

[etymology: genus = ladder tooth]

This genus has six species (as of Moreno et al. 2017). Climacodon pulcherrimus has moved to Donkia pulcherrima in the Phanerochaetaceae; it has smaller shelves. One species is common in eastern North America.

Climacodon septentrionalis, forms large imbricate shelves, often on maple.

Taxon Details and Links

Nomenclature

Climacodon P. Karst., Revue Mycologique Toulouse 3 (9): 20 (1881). Type: Hydnum septentrionale Fr. : Fr., Systema Mycologicum 1: 414 (1821).

Taxonomy

Climacodon was listed by Ginns (1998) in the family Climacodontaceae.

Related links

Moreno, G., M. N. Blanco, G. Platas, J. Checa, I. Olariaga. 2017. Reappraisal of Climacodon (Basidiomycota, Meruliaceae) and reinstatement of Donkia (Phanerochaetaceae) using multigene data. Phytotaxa 291(3): 171–182. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.291.3.1

Taxon links

17326 Climacodon: MycoBank; Index Fungorum

Compare Index Fungorum and Mycobank.