Phallaceae
The characteristic fruiting-body structure, a single, unbranched receptaculum with an externally attached gleba on the upper part, distinguishes the Phallaceae from other families in the Phallales.Fruiting bodies originate as a gelatinous, spherical, or egg-shaped structure that may be completely or partially buried underground.[5] This porous mushroom is among the fastest growing in the world, extending by 5 mm per minute, so fast that a crackling sound can be heard.[7] The fertile portion of the fruiting body is often borne on the end of a wide, fleshy or spongy stalk (as in the Phallales), which may be cylindrical, star-shaped, or reticulate (forming a network).The spores are usually ellipsoid or cylindrical in shape, hyaline or pale brown, smooth, more or less smooth-walled, and truncated at the base.The calcium found in the gelatinous layer contributes to the slimy characteristics of the gel and protects the carpophore during growth.
Flood (Headswim album)Phallus impudicusScientific classificationEukaryotaBasidiomycotaAgaricomycetesPhallalesType genusPhallusJuniusSynonymsChevall.familytropicalfruiting-bodycarrionbeetlesgeneragasteroidgelatinousbasidiasterigmatahyalineClathrus ruberreceptaclepolysaccharidesAnthurusAseroëAseroë rubraBlumenaviaClathrusP. MicheliClathrus archeriClathrus columnatusIleodictyonIleodictyon cibariumItajahyaKobayasiaLaterneaLigiellamonotypicCosta RicaLysurusMutinusMutinus caninusNeolysurushymeniumPhallus impudicusPhallus hadrianiPhallus raveneliiPhallus indusiatusProtuberaProtuberellaPseudocolusStaheliomycesphenylalaninesterpenoidsphenolindolep-cresolMycologiaWikidataWikispeciesAusFungiFloraBaseiNaturalistIndexFungorumMycoBankOpen Tree of LifeSpeciesFungorumTropicos