Clathrus
Genus of fungi
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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  | |
| 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) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
- 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
