Clathrus archeri: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Phallales
- Family
- Clathraceae
- Genus
- Clathrus
- Species
- Clathrus archeri
- Scientific Name
- Clathrus archeri
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Clathrus archeri
Clathrus archeri (synonyms Lysurus archeri, Anthurus archeri, Pseudocolus archeri), commonly known as octopus stinkhorn or devil's fingers, is a fungus which has a global distribution. This species was first described in 1980 in a collection from Tasmania. The young fungus erupts from a suberumpent egg by forming into four to seven elongated slender arms initially erect and attached at the top. The arms then unfold to reveal a pinkish-red interior covered with a dark-olive spore-containing gleba. In maturity it smells like putrid flesh.
...Clathrus archeri in languages:
- Czech
- květnatec Archerův
- Danish
- Blækspruttesvamp
- Dutch
- Inktviszwam
- English
- devil's-fingers
- English
- Octopus Stinkhorn
- English
- Devils Fingers
- English
- Seastar Stinkhorn
- French
- anthurus d'Archer
- French
- Anthurus étoilé
- German
- Tintenfischpilz
- German
- Tintenfisch-Gitterling
- German
- Krakenpilz
- German
- Krakenarmpilz
- Hungarian
- tintahalgomba
- Lithuanian
- Arčerio tinklagrybis
- Polish
- Okratek australijski
- Romanian
- Ciuperca caracatiță
- Romanian
- degetele diavolului
- Slovene
- Lovkasta mrežnica
- Swedish
- bläckfisksvamp
- Ukrainian
- Квітохвісник Арчера
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Clathrus affinis
- Clathrus archeri
- Clathrus baumii
- Clathrus bicolumnatus
- Clathrus camerunensis
- Clathrus chrysomycelinus
- Clathrus columnatus
- Clathrus crispatus
- Clathrus crispus
- Clathrus cristatus
- Clathrus delicatus
- Clathrus natalensis
- Clathrus pseudocancellatus
- Clathrus roseovolvatus
- Clathrus ruber
- Clathrus transvaalensis
- Clathrus treubii
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