Lattice pieces

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Lattice pieces
Red lattice (Clathrus ruber)

Red lattice ( Clathrus ruber )

Systematics
Subdivision : Agaricomycotina
Class : Agaricomycetes
Subclass : Phallomycetidae
Order : Stinkhorns (Phallales)
Family : Stinkhorn relatives (Phallaceae)
Genre : Lattice pieces
Scientific name
Clathrus
Pers.

The latticeworks ( Clathrus ) are a genus of mushrooms from the family of Stinkhorn relatives (Phallaceae). The generic name comes from the Latin word clatri (grid, latticework).

features

The fruiting bodies of the lattice pieces are initially spherical to egg-shaped (so-called witch's egg ) and are located underground, they later emerge half of the ground as they grow. The receptacle is always intensely colored and structured from the base, it can be connected at the tip and through cross connections (anastomoses) or it can be free, as with the squid mushroom . The first greenish, later black-olive-colored gleba is located on the inside of the receptacle.

Occurrence

The approximately 20 species of the genus are distributed in the tropics and the warm temperate areas of the world. North of the Alps the coming of Australia or New Zealand entrained squid mushroom ( Clathrus archeri ), and the entrained from the Mediterranean to anthropogenic locations Red Lattice Ling ( Clathrus ruber ) in front. In North America, Clathrus columnatus is found.

ecology

The species of the genus are ground sapriobonts.

species

The genus includes the following species:

In 1980, Dring listed a total of 15 species as well as an unnamed species from Brazil. Furthermore, three species omitted from the manuscript ( C. parvulus , C. pseudocancellatus & C. fischeri ) and an unnamed species from South Africa were described in the printed edition . The C. madagascariensis described in 1970 was not mentioned by Dring. C. argentinus , C. hainanensis , C. cristatus , C. xiningensis , C. transvaalensis , C. roseovolvatus & C. mexicanus were described after 1980.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Helmut Genaust: Etymological dictionary of botanical plant names . 3. Edition. Nikol-Verlag (licensed edition), Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86820-149-9 , p. 161 .
  2. DM Dring: Contributions towards a rational arrangement of the Clathraceae . In: Kew Bulletin . tape 35 , no. 1 , 1980.
  3. G. Bouriquet: Principaux Champignons de Madagascar . In: Nouvelle Edition . 1970.

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