Donald M. Dring

Clathrus archeri, commonly known as octopus stinkhorn or devil's fingers, is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. This species was first described in 1859 in a collection from Tasmania. The species received its current binomial name, Clathrus archeri, in 1980. The fruiting bodies undergo two stages; first it resembles a white egg, and it later hatches into four to six arms, which can reach 10 cm (4 in) in length. The arms are pinkish-red in colour and are covered with a dark-olive spore-bearing gleba. In maturity, the fruiting bodies smell like rotten meat, which attracts flies and

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Lysurus periphragmoides, commonly known as the stalked lattice stinkhorn or chambered stinkhorn, is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. It was originally described as Simblum periphragmoides in 1831, and has been known as many different names before being transferred to Lysurus in 1980. The fruit body, which can extend up to 15 cm (6 in) tall, consists of a reddish latticed head (a receptaculum) placed on top of a long stalk. A dark olive-green spore mass, the gleba, fills the interior of the lattice and extends outwards between the arms. Like other members of the family Phallaceae,

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Clathrus oahuensis is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. Described as new to science in 1971, it is found in Hawaii.

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Clathrus mauritianus is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. It is found in Mauritius.

Clathrus kusanoi is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. It is known only from Japan.

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