Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. Mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attract flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.
| Clathrus | |
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| Clathrus archeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Clathrus P.Micheli ex L. (1753) |
| Type species | |
| Clathrus ruber P.Micheli ex Pers. (1801)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Species edit
- Clathrus archeri, octopus stinkhorn
- Clathrus baumii
- Clathrus bicolumnatus
- Clathrus cameroensis
- Clathrus cancellatum, cancer stinkhorn, striker
- Clathrus cheriar
- Clathrus chrysomycelinus
- Clathrus columnatus
- Clathrus crispus
- Clathrus crispatus
- Clathrus cristatus
- Clathrus delicatus
- Clathrus hainanensis
- Clathrus kusanoi
- Clathrus mauritianus
- Clathrus oahuensis
- Clathrus preussi
- Clathrus roseovolvatus[2]
- Clathrus ruber (type species)
- Clathrus transvaalensis
- Clathrus treubii
- Clathrus xiningensis
References edit
- ^ "Clathrus P. Micheli ex L. 1753". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ Lécuru C, Mornand J, Fiard J-P, Moreau P-A, Courtecuisse C (2013). "Clathrus roseovolvatus, a new phalloid fungus of the Caribbean". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 34 (1): 35–44. doi:10.7872/crym.v34.iss1.2013.35.
External links edit
Media related to Clathrus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Clathrus at Wikispecies- "Clathrus P.Micheli ex L." Atlas of Living Australia.
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