Phallus pygmaeus

Phallus pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Phallales
Family:	Phallaceae
Genus:	Phallus
Species:	P. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Phallus pygmaeus Baseia

Phallus pygmaeus 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 is unknown

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]

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.

External links

• Phallus pygmaeus in Index Fungorum