- Clathrus
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- For the gastropod genus, see Clathrus (gastropod).
Clathrus 
Clathrus archeri Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Phallales Family: Phallaceae Genus: Clathrus
P. Micheli ex L.Type species Clathrus ruber
P. Micheli ex Pers.Synonyms[1] 1756 Cletria P. Browne
1800 Anthurus Kalchbr. & MacOwan
1808 Colonnaria Raf.
1808 Dycticia Raf.
1845 Aserophallus Lepr. & Mont.
1880 Stephanophallus MacOwan
1898 Clathrella E. Fisch.
1931 Linderia G. Cunn.
1942 Linderiella G. Cunn.Clathrus is a genus of basidiomycete fungi of the family Phallaceae. As with other stinkhorn fungi, mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, which attracts flies. These fungi are common in mulch and are saprobic.
Species
- Clathrus archeri, octopus stinkhorn
- Clathrus baumii
- Clathrus bicolumnatus
- Clathrus cameroensis
- 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 ruber
- Clathrus transvaalensis
- Clathrus treubii
- Clathrus xiningensis
References
- ^ "Clathrus P. Micheli ex L. 1753". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=19069. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
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