Clathrus

Clathrus
Clathrus archeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Phallales
Family:	Phallaceae
Genus:	Clathrus P.Micheli ex L. (1753)
Type species
Clathrus ruber P.Micheli ex Pers. (1801)
Synonyms
Cletria P.Browne (1756) Anthurus Kalchbr. & MacOwan (1800) Colonnaria Raf. (1808) Dycticia Raf. (1808) Aserophallus Lepr. & Mont. (1845) Stephanophallus MacOwan (1880) Clathrella E.Fisch. (1898) Linderia G.Cunn. (1931) Linderiella G.Cunn. (1941)

Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. As with other members of the family, mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attracts flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.

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