Lysurus | |
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Lysurus mokusin | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Phallales |
Family: | Phallaceae |
Genus: |
Lysurus Fr. (1823) |
Type species | |
Lysurus mokusin (
L.) Fr. (1823)
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Synonyms [1] | |
List
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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]
The following species are recognised in the genus Lysurus: [4]
Lysurus | |
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Lysurus mokusin | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Phallales |
Family: | Phallaceae |
Genus: |
Lysurus Fr. (1823) |
Type species | |
Lysurus mokusin (
L.) Fr. (1823)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
List
|
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]
The following species are recognised in the genus Lysurus: [4]