Clathrus archeri (Berk.) Dring
(Devil’s Fingers)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClathrus archeri (Devil’s Fingers)
GenusClathrus (cage fungi)
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 Clathrus archeri (Devil’s Fingers) :
1: Clathrus archeri (Devil’s Fingers)
16 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
in rough acid turf
Image 1: EggImage 2: Egg (2)Image 3: Egg - LSImage 4: Egg - split open - white backgroundImage 5: Egg - splittingImage 6: Egg - unearthed - bottom viewImage 7: Egg - unearthed - side viewImage 8: Fruitbody - mature - oblique viewImage 9: Fruitbody - mature - oblique view (2)Image 10: Fruitbody - mature - side viewImage 11: Fruitbody - mature - side view (2)Image 12: Fruitbody - mature - side view (3)Image 13: Fruitbody - mature - top viewImage 14: Fruitbody - mature - top view (2)Image 15: Fruitbody - mature - top view (3)Image 16: Fruitbody - mature - top view (4)Image 17: Fruitbody - mature - top view (5)Image 18: Fruitbody - mature - top view (6)Image 19: Fruitbody - mature - top view (7)Image 20: Fruitbody - mature - top view - close-upImage 21: Fruitbody - opening - side viewImage 22: Fruitbody - opening - side view (2)Image 23: Fruitbody - post-matureImage 24: Reared fruitbody - removed from egg - white backgroundImage 25: Reared fruitbody - removed from egg - white background (2)Image 26: Reared fruitbody - white backgroundImage 27: Reared fruitbody - white background (2)Image 28: Reared fruitbody - white background (3)Image 29: Unopened armsImage 30: Egg - TS - base - enlargedImage 31: Egg - TS - top - enlargedImage 32: Gleba on arm - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 33: Gleba on arm - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 34: Basidia - magnifiedImage 35: Basidia - magnified (2)Image 36: Basidia - magnified (3)Image 37: Basidia - magnified (4)Image 38: Basidia - highly magnifiedImage 39: Basidia - highly magnified (2)Image 40: Basidia - highly magnified (3)Image 41: Basidia - highly magnified (4)Image 42: Basidia - highly magnified (5)Image 43: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 44: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 45: Spores - microscope low magnification

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. & Wakefield, E.M. 1946 New or interesting British fungi TBMS Vol 29 (3): 141-166.
McNeil, D. 2013 Some noteworthy British Gasteromycete records Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 24-30.
Sinclair, R. 2003 Letters, July 2003 Vol 4 (3)
Wood, B. 2001 Clathrus archeri Vol 2 (2) Page: 71

Clathrus archeri (Devil’s Fingers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Clathrus archeri (Devil’s Fingers)
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