Lysurus (fungus)
| Lysurus | |
|---|---|
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| Lysurus mokusin | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Lysurus Fr. (1823) |
| Type species | |
| Lysurus mokusin (L.) Fr. (1823) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Simblum Klotzsch ex Hook. (1831) | |
Lysurus is a genus of fungi in the Phallaceae, a family known collectively as the stinkhorn fungi. The species have a widespread distribution, but are specially prevalent in tropical areas.[2] The fruit bodies of Lysurus fungi are characterized by having short, thick arms which are upright, and may separate slightly in age.[3] The inner surfaces of the arms are covered with a slimy spore mass called gleba, which typically has a fetid smell to attract insects to assist in spore dispersal. Viewed with a light microscope, Lysurus spores are narrowly ellipsoidal in shape, brownish in color, and have dimensions of 4–5 by 1.5–2 µm.[3]
Species
- L. corallocephalus
- L. cruciatus
- L. gardneri
- L. mokusin
- L. pakistanicus
- L. periphragmoides
References
- ↑ "Lysurus Fr. 1823". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi. 10th ed. Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 395. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Miller HR, Miller OK. (1988). Gasteromycetes: Morphological and Developmental Features, with Keys to the Orders, Families, and Genera. Eureka, California: Mad River Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-916422-74-7.
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