Biology:Mutinus

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Mutinus
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Mutinus caninus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Mutinus
Fr. (1849)
Type species
Mutinus caninus
(Huds.) Fr. (1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aedycia Raf. (1808)
  • Ithyphallus Gray (1821)
  • Cynophallus (Fr.) Corda (1842)
  • Corynites Berk. & M.A.Curtis(1853)
  • Caromyxa Mont. (1856)
  • Floccomutinus Henn. (1895)
  • Jansia Penz. (1899)
  • Xylophallus (Schltdl.) E.Fisch. (1933)

Mutinus is a genus of fungi in the family Phallaceae. The genus was first described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1849. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains 12 species.[2]

Species[3]

Etymology

The genus name Mutinus was a phallic deity, Mutunus, one of the Roman di indigetes placated by Roman brides.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1637675 entry