Phallus drewesii

Phallus drewesii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Phallales
Family:	Phallaceae
Genus:	Phallus
Species:	P. drewesii
Binomial name
	Phallus drewesii; Dennis Desjardin, 2009

Phallus drewesii is a species of stinkhorn mushroom endemic to São Tomé that was first described in 2009. It can be distinguished from the other 28 stinkhorn mushrooms in the genus Phallus by its small size, white net-like stem, brown spore-covered head and by its stem curving down instead of up. The species was named after Robert Drewes, Curator of Herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences.^[1]^[2]

References

^ New Species Of Phallus-shaped Mushroom Named After California Academy Of Sciences Scientist ScienceDaily June 15, 2009
^ April 20, 2009 Mycologia Desjardin, D. Perry, B. A new species of Phallus from São Tomé, Africa doi:10.3852/08-166

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[1] New Species Of Phallus-shaped Mushroom Named After California Academy Of Sciences Scientist ScienceDaily June 15, 2009

[2] April 20, 2009 Mycologia Desjardin, D. Perry, B. A new species of Phallus from São Tomé, Africa doi:10.3852/08-166

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