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_ref =

| 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

References

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{{cite journal |vauthors=Lécuru C, Mornand J, ((Fiard J-P)), ((Moreau P-A)), Courtecuisse C |title=Clathrus roseovolvatus, a new phalloid fungus of the Caribbean |journal=Cryptogamie, Mycologie |year=2013 |volume=34 |issue=1 |pages=35–44 |doi=10.7872/crym.v34.iss1.2013.35}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=19069 |title=Clathrus P. Micheli ex L. 1753 |publisher=International Mycological Association |work=MycoBank |accessdate=2010-10-29 |archive-date=2012-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317232709/http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=19069 |url-status=live }}}}