| Pseudohydnum | |
|---|---|
| Pseudohydnum gelatinosum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Auriculariales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: |
Pseudohydnum P.Karst. (1868) |
| Type species | |
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Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P.Karst. (1868) |
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Pseudohydnum is a genus of fungi in the order Auriculariales. The genus, first described by mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten in 1868, has not been classified with certainty into a family, and so is incertae sedis with respect to familial placement. Pseudohydnum is monotypic, containing only the widely distributed species Pseudohydnum gelatinosum.