Mutinus

Mutinus
Mutinus caninus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Mutinus
Fr. (1849)
Type species
Mutinus caninus
(Huds.) Fr. (1849)
Synonyms

Mutinus is a genus of fungi in the family Phallaceae commonly known as headless stinkhorns due to the lack of a distinct cap in stinkhorns belonging to this genus. 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.

Species

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Etymology

The genus name Mutinus was a phallic deity, Mutunus, one of the Roman di indigetes placated by Roman brides.

References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Mutinus Fr". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ↑ "Species Fungorum - Mutinus". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  4. ↑ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 771. ISBN 0-89815-169-4.