What is "clathrus"

Clathrus \Clathrus\ n. the type genus of the Clathraceae.

Syn: genus Clathrus.

Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. As with other members of the family, mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attracts flies. These fungi are saprobic (feeding on dead organic matter) and are common in mulch.