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Clathrus

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Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. As with other members of the family, mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attracts flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.

Species

References

  1. ^ "Clathrus P. Micheli ex L. 1753". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  2. ^ 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.

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Clathrus: Brief Summary

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Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. As with other members of the family, mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attracts flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.

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