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Phallus pygmaeus

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Phallus pygmaeus
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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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

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  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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