Biology:Lysurus (fungus)
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Short description: Genus of fungi
| Lysurus | |
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| Lysurus mokusin | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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]
Description
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
References
- ↑ "Lysurus Fr. 1823". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=19209. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 395. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gasteromycetes: Morphological and Developmental Features, with Keys to the Orders, Families, and Genera. Eureka, California: Mad River Press. 1988. p. 82. ISBN 0-916422-74-7.
- ↑ "Lysurus pakistanicus, a new species of Phallales from Pakistan". Mycotaxon 98: 163–168. 2006. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0098/0163.htm.
External links
- "Lysurus Fr.". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:19209.
Wikidata ☰ Q143072 entry
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