Mutinus

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.[2]

Mutinus
Mutinus caninus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Mutinus
Fr. (1849)
Type species
Mutinus caninus
(Huds.) Fr. (1849)
Synonyms[1]

Species[3]
  • Mutinus albotruncatus
  • Mutinus annulatus
  • Mutinus argentinus
  • Mutinus bicolor
  • Mutinus boninensis
  • Mutinus bovinus
  • Mutinus caninus – dog stinkhorn
  • Mutinus cartilagineus
  • Mutinus coracoideus
  • Mutinus curtisii
  • Mutinus discolor
  • Mutinus elegans – elegant stinkhorn
  • Mutinus fleischeri
  • Mutinus granulatus
  • Mutinus inopinatus
  • Mutinus minimus
  • Mutinus muelleri
  • Mutinus penzigii
  • Mutinus proximus
  • Mutinus ravenelii - Ravenel's red stinkhorn
  • Mutinus rugulosus
  • Mutinus sulcatus
  • Mutinus verrucosus
  • Mutinus watsonii
  • Mutinus xylogenus
  • Mutinus zenkeri

Etymology

The genus name Mutinus was a phallic deity, Mutunus, one of the Roman di indigetes placated by Roman brides.[4]

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.


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