Pseudocolus fusiformis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Phallales
- Family
- Clathraceae
- Genus
- Pseudocolus
- Species
- Pseudocolus fusiformis
- Scientific Name
- Pseudocolus fusiformis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pseudocolus fusiformis
Pseudocolus fusiformis is a stinkhorn mushroom in the Phallaceae, a family well known for a remarkable range of fruit body types. It is commonly known as the stinky squid, because of its fetid odor, and its three or four upright "arms" which are connected at the top. The malodorous smell comes from the dark greenish slimy gleba covering the inside faces of the arms, and attracts insects that help to disperse the spores.
It is the most widely distributed member of the genus Pseudocolus and has been found in the United States, Australia, and Asia.
...Pseudocolus fusiformis in languages:
- Chinese
- 三爪假鬼筆
- English
- stinky squid
- Hungarian
- gyertyagomba
- Japanese
- サンコタケ
- Korean
- 세발버섯
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