Clathrus

Clathrus
	Clathrus archeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Phallales
Family:	Phallaceae
Genus:	Clathrus; P.Micheli ex L. (1753)
Type species
	Clathrus ruber; P.Micheli ex Pers. (1801)
Synonyms
	Cletria P.Browne (1756); Anthurus Kalchbr. & MacOwan (1800); Colonnaria Raf. (1808); Dycticia Raf. (1808); Aserophallus Lepr. & Mont. (1845); Stephanophallus MacOwan (1880); Clathrella E.Fisch. (1898); Linderia G.Cunn. (1931); Linderiella G.Cunn. (1941);

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.

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