Aseroe
Aseroe is a small genus of basidiomycete fungi of the family Phallaceae, though sometimes placed in the separate family Clathraceae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words Asē/αση 'disgust' and roē/ροη 'juice'.[1] The genus was described with the collection and description of the type species Aseroe rubra in 1800 by French botanist Jacques Labillardière. As with other stinkhorn-like fungi, mature fruiting bodies are covered with olive-brown slime, containing spores, which attracts flies. These fungi are common in mulch and are saprobic.
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| Aseroe rubra | |
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| Genus: | Aseroe Labill. (1800) |
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| Aseroe rubra Labill. (1800) | |
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References
- Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott (1980). A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged Edition). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
External links
- "Aseroe Labill". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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