Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, Abernethy Forest, Scotland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Auriculariales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Pseudohydnum |
| Species: | P. gelatinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Teeth on hymenium | |
| No distinct cap | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is edible | |
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum, commonly known as the toothed jelly fungus, cat's tongue, or jelly tooth, is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. Its common names refer to its gelatinous consistency and hydnoid (toothed) undersurface. Found in Eurasia, the mushroom is edible.