Mutinus
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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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Phallaceae. The genus was first described by Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries
-External links:*, Authors of fungal names, Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming.*...
in 1849. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains 12 species.
Species
- Mutinus bambusinus
- Mutinus borneensisMutinus borneensisMutinus borneensis is a species of fungus in the Phallaceae, or stinkhorn family. It was originally in described 1879 by Italian botanist Vincenzo de Cesati. The species has been collected from Borneo, China, and Australia.-External links:...
- Mutinus caninusMutinus caninusMutinus caninus, commonly known as the dog stinkhorn, is a small thin, phallus-shaped woodland fungus, with a dark tip. It is often found growing in small groups on wood debris, or in leaf litter, during summer and autumn in Europe, Asia, and eastern North America...
- Mutinus cartilagineus
- Mutinus elegansMutinus elegansMutinus elegans, commonly known as the elegant stinkhorn, the dog stinkhorn, the headless stinkhorn, or the devil's dipstick, is a species of fungus in the Phallaceae family. A saprobic species, it is typically found growing on the ground singly or in small groups on woody debris or leaf litter,...
- Mutinus raveneliiMutinus raveneliiMutinus ravenelii is a species of fungus that is often confused with M. elegans and M. caninus. M. ravenelii is a member of the Phallaceae family.-Edibility:...