Steccherinum fungi have a range of fruit body morphologies, including resupinate (crust-like), effused-reflexed (crust-like with the edges extending outwards to form caps), or pileate with either a stipe or only a stipe-like base.
Species
A 2008 estimate placed 33 species in Steccherinum.[4] As of June 2017[update], Index Fungorum accepts 50 species:[5]
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^ abcdeMaas Geesteranus, R.A.; Lanquetin, P. (1975). "Observations sur quelques champignons hydnoides de l'Afrique". Persoonia (in French). 8 (2): 145–165.
^Harrison, Keith A. (1964). "New or little known North American stipitate Hydnums". Canadian Journal of Botany. 42 (9): 1205–1233. doi:10.1139/b64-116.
^ abYuan, Hai-Sheng; Wu, Sheng-Hua (2012). "Two new species of Steccherinum (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) from Taiwan". Mycoscience. 53 (2): 133–138. doi:10.1007/s10267-011-0139-y. S2CID84238130.
^Cunningham, G.H. (1958). "Hydnaceae of New Zealand. I. - The pileate genera Beenakia, Dentinum, Hericium, Hydnum, Phellodon and Steccherinum". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 85: 585–601.
^ abYuan, H.-S.; Dai, Y.-C. (2005). "Two new species of Steccherinum (Basidiomycota) from China". Mycotaxon. 93: 173–178.