Fungi › Clathraceae
stinky squid
Pseudocolus fusiformis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
column stinkhornClathrus columnatus
lantern stinkhornLysurus mokusin
Wrinkly StinkhornSatyrus rugulosus
devil's-fingersClathrus archeri
Pseudocolus garciae
devil's dipstickMutinus elegans
Laternea dringii
Laternea triscapa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,558 |
|---|---|
| New York | 317 |
| Virginia | 282 |
| Pennsylvania | 254 |
| Maryland | 249 |
| Australia | 240 |
| Massachusetts | 239 |
| New Jersey | 235 |
| North Carolina | 202 |
| China | 154 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | stinkhorns and allies · Phallales |
| Family | Clathraceae |
| Genus | Pseudocolus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise stinky squid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.