Name:		Hericium Pers., (1794) [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Martella Adans. (1763) Martela Adans. (1763) Hericius Juss. (1789) Hericium Fr. (1825) Medusina Chevall. (1826) Martella Endl. (1836) Creolophus P. Karst. (1879) Friesites P. Karst. (1879) Dryodon Quél. ex P. Karst. (1881) Manina Banker (1912)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Hericiaceae Donk [Family] Russulales Kreisel ex P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon & J.C. David [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Hericium abietis (Weir ex Hubert) K.A. Harrison Hericium alpestre Pers. Hericium americanum Ginns Hericium barbatum Pers. Hericium caput-ursi (Fr.) Banker Hericium cardium Pers. Hericium cirrhatum (Pers.) Nikol. Hericium clathroides (Pall.) Pers. Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Gray Hericium croceum (Schwein.) Banker Hericium erinaceum (Bull.) Pers. Hericium flagellum (Scop.) Pers. Hericium fragile (Pers.) Kotlaba Hericium hystrix Pers. Hericium laciniatum (Leers) Banker Hericium nudicaule Pers. Hericium ptychogasteroides Nikol. Hericium ramosum (Bull.) Letell. Hericium schestunovii (Nikol.) Nikol. Hericium strictum Pers. Hericium unguiculatum Pers. Hericium weirii A.H. Sm.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (4 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]