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Lysurus (fungus)
Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Lysurus:[4]
- Lysurus arachnoideus (E. Fisch.) Trierv.-Per. & K. Hosaka (2014)
- Lysurus argentinus Speg. (1887)
- Lysurus aseroeformis Corda (1854)
- Lysurus borealis (Burt) Henn. (1902)
- Lysurus clarazianus (Müll. Arg.) Henn. (1902)
- Lysurus congolensis Beeli (1927)
- Lysurus corallocephalus Welw. & Curr. (1868)
- Lysurus cruciatus (Lepr. & Mont.) Henn. (1902)
- Lysurus gardneri Berk. (1846)
- Lysurus habungianus G. Gogoi & Parkash (2015)
- Lysurus mokusin (L. f.) Fr. (1823)
- Lysurus pakistanicus S.H. Iqbal, Kasuya, Khalid & Niazi (2006)
- Lysurus periphragmoides (Klotzsch ex Hook.) Dring (1980)
- Lysurus pusillus Coker (1945)
- Lysurus sanctae-catharinae (E. Fisch.) Henn. (1902)
- Lysurus sphaerocephalus (Schltdl.) Hern. Caff., Urcelay, K. Hosaka & L.S. Domínguez (2020)
- Lysurus tenuis F.M. Bailey (1911)
- Lysurus texensis Ellis ex Sacc. (1888)
- Lysurus woodii (MacOwan) Henn. (1902)
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