Lysurus (fungus)
# Lysurus (fungus)

Lysurus is a genus of fungi in the Phallaceae, a family known collectively as the stinkhorn fungi. The species have a widespread distribution, but are specially prevalent in tropical areas.

## Description

The fruit bodies of Lysurus fungi are characterized by having short, thick arms which are upright, and may separate slightly in age. The inner surfaces of the arms are covered with a slimy spore mass called gleba, which typically has a fetid smell to attract insects to assist in spore dispersal. Viewed with a light microscope, Lysurus spores are narrowly ellipsoidal in shape, brownish in color, and have dimensions of 4–5 by 1.5–2 µm.

## Species

* L. arachnoideus Lloyd 1912
* L. argentinus Speg. 1887
* L. aseroëformis Corda 1854
* L. borealis (Burt) Henn. 1902
* L. clarazianus (Müll.Arg.) Henn. 1902
* L. congolensis Beeli 1927
* L. corallocephalus Welw. & Curr. 1870
* L. cruciatus (Lepr. & Mont.) Henn. 1902
* L. fossatii Nouhra, Hern. Caff. & L.S. Domínguez 2022
* L. gardneri Berk. 1846
* L.habungianus G. Gogoi & Parkash 2015
* L. mokusin (L.) Fr. 1823
* L. pakistanicus S.H.Iqbal, Kasuya, Khalid & Niazi 2006
* L. periphragmoides (Klotzsch) Dring 1980
* L. pusillus Coker 1945
* L. sanctae-catharinae (E.Fisch.) Henn. 1902
* L. tenuis F.M.Bailey 1911
* L. texensis Ellis ex Sacc. 1888
* L. woodii (MacOwan) Henn. 1902
