Living Beings

    species · Scientific classification

    Hericium erinaceus

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    Source-identified Hericium erinaceus; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
    Lion’s Mane Fungus · Властарь derivative work: Xth-Floor (brightness, contrast) · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. KingdomFungi
    4. PhylumBasidiomycota
    5. ClassAgaricomycetes
    6. OrderRussulales
    7. FamilyHericiaceae
    8. GenusHericium
    9. SpeciesHericium erinaceus
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Opisthokonta clade
    4. Fungi kingdom
    5. Dikarya subkingdom
    6. Basidiomycota phylum
    7. Agaricomycotina subphylum
    8. Agaricomycetes class
    9. Agaricomycetes incertae sedis no rank
    10. Russulales order
    11. Hericiaceae family
    12. Hericium genus
    13. Hericium erinaceus species

    NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

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    No direct child records in this snapshot.

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    Published profiles

    Source-identified Hericium erinaceus; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
    Species · Hericium

    Lion’s Mane Fungus

    Hericium erinaceus

    Lion’s mane forms a pale mass of dangling teeth on hardwood. These teeth carry the spore-producing surface, replacing the familiar gills of …