Sarcodon dissimulans is a species of tooth fungus in the family Bankeraceae. Found in Nova Scotia, Canada, it was described as new to science in 1984 by mycologist Kenneth A. Harrison. It is characterized as having an "extremely nauseating" taste. Its spores are roughly spherical to oblong, measuring 5–6 by 4–5 μm.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Thelephorales |
| Family: | Bankeraceae |
| Genus: | Sarcodon |
| Species: | S. dissimulans
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| Sarcodon dissimulans K.A.Harrison (1984)
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References
edit- ^ Stalpers JA. (1993). "The Aphyllophoraceous fungi I. Keys to the species of the Thelephorales". Studies in Mycology. 35: 1–168 (see pp. 18, 44–48).
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Sarcodon dissimulans K.A. Harrison". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ Harrison KA, Grund DW. (1984). "A new stipitate Hydnum of Nova Scotia". Mycotaxon. 20 (1): 95–99.
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