Clathrus archeri
Squid mushroom ( Clathrus archeri ) with witches eggs
The Squid mushroom ( Clathrus archeri, syn. Anthurus archeri ) is a species of fungus in the genus of the lattice pieces ( Clathrus ).
Features
The young fungus grows first as 3-5 cm wide Hexenei, from the similar witches eggs Stinkmorchel the squid of the fungus through rose colored rhizomorphs different. In addition, you can already see the red-colored Receptaculum when cutting through the witches eggs. The receptaculum consists of a short ( about 4 cm long ) strain, which remains stuck in the volvaartigen cover, and 4-6 about 10 cm long arms. These are initially connected at the top and come together out of the peridium. After stretching, they split up and spread out in a star shape. The upper side bright, underside pale red bear arms on the top of the olivschwärzliche, reticulate split Gleba. The Squid fungal flows from a strong smell of carrion.
Artabgrenzung
Characteristic of the squid mushroom are the intense red color and the number and the shape of the arms of the Receptaculums. Pseudocolus fusiform or Laternea triscapa can be colored similarly. The receptaculum usually only consists of up to four arms, who stay longer connected to each other and not so much bend outward. The spores of P. fusiformis are stockier in the middle. In Clathrus columnatus the arms also do not open star-shaped; the gleba is limited to the upper part of the Receptaculums. Species of the genus Blumenavia appear as pale forms of squid fungus. The arms are also just slightly apart.
- Selection of similar types
Laternea triscapa
Ecology
The Squid fungus grows as Saprobiont on more or less acid soils, some also on rotten wood or bark mulch. He comes in Central Europe in different forest types are present, often along forest trails, it is rare to find outside of the forest. The fruiting bodies appear in Central Europe from early summer to late autumn. The strong smell of carrion and probably the rotting flesh color imitating lure flies and dung beetles that spread the spores.
Dissemination
The Squid mushroom is native to Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the Malay Islands, and possibly also in China, South and East Africa. After Europe, he was introduced with wool or military transports. As a first record in Europe in 1913 stated in the Vosges at La Petite- Raon. In Germany he was first found in 1934 in Karlsruhe, in Switzerland in 1942 in the canton of Aargau. Since then, the species has spread to western and central Europe further and can be found from northern Italy, Corsica, western Spain and northern France north to southern England, southern Norway and southern Sweden and east to southern Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, the Western Ukraine and Slovenia today, perhaps he is still located in the propagation. It is believed that it is spread by birds that have eaten spore- carrying insects. Currently also copies in the northeastern Harz foothills and in the West-Saxons have been sighted.
Importance
The Squid mushroom is considered not suitable for consumption, although non-toxic.