Mutinus caninus (Huds.) Fr.
(Dog Stinkhorn)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
GenusMutinus (a genus of stinkhorns)
FamilyPHALLACEAE (stinkhorns and cage fungi)
OrderPHALLALES (stinkhorns and cage fungi)
SubclassPHALLOMYCETIDAE (stinkhorns, stinkhorn truffles, and earth-stars, coral, tooth and club fungi)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn) :
1: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
15 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on ground
Image 1: Apex of stipe with spore massImage 2: FruitbodyImage 3: GlebaImage 4: Gleba (2)Image 5: Stipe - close-upImage 6: SporesImage 7: Spores (2)Image 8: Spores (3)Image 9: Spores (4)Image 10: Spores (5)
2: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
27 Sep 1980 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - youngImage 3: Ripe fruitbody beside eggImage 4: Egg - LS - enlargedImage 5: Gleba - enlargedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Stalk cells - magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd
3: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
13 Oct 1979 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Ripe fruitbodyImage 2: Ripe fruitbody (2)
4: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
16 Sep 1978 OSGR: SE14 53° 60’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Egg - LSImage 2: Fly on gleba
5: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
16 Oct 1977 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Ripe fruitbody
6: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
21 Jun 1973 OSGR: SE26 54° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Spent fruitbody
7: Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
17 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: EggImage 2: Expanded fruitbodyImage 3: Ripened in Yogurt potImage 4: Gleba - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2013 Readers’ Finds (Oct 2013) Field Mycology Vol 14 (4): 131.

Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mutinus caninus (Dog Stinkhorn)
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