Phallus pygmaeus

Phallus pygmaeus is a species of stinkhorn mushroom. It was found growing on rotten wood in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, and first reported in 2003. The fruiting bodies, which are otherwise similar in appearance to the well-known Phallus impudicus, do not typically grow more than 1 cm (0.4 in) long.[1]

Phallus pygmaeus
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P. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Phallus pygmaeus
Baseia
Phallus pygmaeus
float
Mycological characteristics
smooth hymenium
no distinct cap
hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
stipe has a volva
spore print is olive
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: unknown

References

  1. Baseia I, Gilbertoni TB, Maia LC (2003). "Phallus pygmaeus, a new minute species from a Brazilian tropical rain forest". Mycotaxon. 85: 77–79. Retrieved 2010-03-28.


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