Clathrus
{{Short description|Genus of fungi}}
{{automatic taxobox
| image = Clathrus_archeri.jpg
| image_caption = Clathrus archeri
| taxon = Clathrus
| authority= P.Micheli ex L. (1753)
| type_species = Clathrus ruber
| type_species_authority = P.Micheli ex Pers. (1801)
| synonyms =
- Cletria P.Browne (1756)
- Anthurus Kalchbr. & MacOwan (1800)
- Colonnaria Raf. (1808)
- Dycticia Raf. (1808)
- Aserophallus Lepr. & Mont. (1845)
- Stephanophallus MacOwan (1880)
- Clathrella E.Fisch. (1898)
- Linderia G.Cunn. (1931)
- Linderiella G.Cunn. (1941)}}
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.
Species
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- 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
- Clathrus ruber (type species)
- Clathrus transvaalensis
- Clathrus treubii
- Clathrus xiningensis
}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Clathrus|Clathrus}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Clathrus|Clathrus}}
- {{cite web |title=Clathrus P.Micheli ex L. |work=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:19069}}
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Category:Agaricomycetes genera
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