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Clathrus

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Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. Mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attract flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.

Species

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Genus

  1. PhylumMollusca
  2. ClassGastropoda
  3. OrderCaenogastropoda incertae sedis
  4. FamilyEpitoniidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
122
With media
63
Family
Epitoniidae
Collections
UF, ECOSUR, UJAT, UCMP, BG, UFPB
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, New Zealand, Unknown Country, Brasil, France, Costa Rica

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Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. Mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attract flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.

==Species==

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