Lysurus pakistanicus
| Lysurus pakistanicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Lysurus |
| Species: | L. pakistanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lysurus pakistanicus S.H.Iqbal, Kasuya, Khalid & Niazi (2006) | |
Lysurus pakistanicus is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. Found in Pakistan, it was first described scientifically in 2006 from a specimen collected on the lawn of the campus of the University of the Punjab in Lahore. The fruit bodies features a clathrate (latticelike) netted head atop a short stipe. It has spores measuring 1.75–2.15 by 3.85–5.25 µm.[1]
References
- ↑ Iqbal SH, Kasuya T, Khalid AN, Niazi AR. (2006). "Lysurus pakistanicus, a new species of Phallales from Pakistan". Mycotaxon 98: 163–8.