Phallogaster cf. phillipsii
Life > Fungi > Basidiomycota > Agaricomycotina > Agaricomycetes > Phallomycetidae > Hysterangiales > Phallogastrineae > Phallogastraceae > Phallogaster
Description
What a bizarre gasteroid-stinkhorn spectacle of a fungus! The outer tissue (peridium) is white and turns pink when handled. The inside (gleba) is fascinating: Gelatinous, with zones of both clear and greenish tissue (the spore producing tissue) make a brilliant pattern in cross-section. So striking... almost as if the observer can imagine as if they are peering into underwater clouds in a jelly, cave-like pool.
This specimen was found in a spring branch canyon in the Niobrara Valley preserve.
Phallogaster cf. phillipsii (==Phallogaster sp-PA01) is a North American sister taxa to Phallogaster saccatus.
DNA August 24, 2026
- (84/99.14) PZ491592.1 iNat311591361
- (82/99.12) PX498514.1 iNat325585223
- (84/98.28) PQ409133.1 iNat219051186
- (82/99.12) PX631074.1 iNat327439994
Observations
June 18th, 2025 Niobrara Valley Preserve
AB89
Growing under hardwood log, loosely attached to substrate via rhizomorphs, in large spring branch canyon.
CCTGTTTAAATGCATGTCTAATGGTTCTACGGAGCCAAAACATAATACAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGCTTTCGCATCGATGAAGAACGCCGCGAAAGTGCGAAACGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCATCTTGCGCTCCTTGGTATTCCGAGGAGCATGCCTGTTTGAGTGTCGTGAAGTCTCTCGACTCTTACCTTTGTTAAAAGGGTGAGAGGTCGGATTTGGACGCTGCTGCGCTTCGGTGTGGCTCGTCTCTAAATGCATTAGCTGTTTCCGCCTCGGTCTACGAATAACGGTGTGATAAGAAATGACTTGCGCCGCGATCGTTACGGGAAGGGATGGCTTACAATCGTCCCCTCGGGACAAACTCTACGTCATCTGACCTCAAATCAGGTAGGACTACCCGCTGAACTTAAGCATATCAATAAGCGGAGGAAAAGAAACTAACAAGGATTCCCCTAGTAACGGCGAGTGAAGCGGGAAGAGCTCAAATTTGTAATCTGGCGGTCTAAGGCCGTCCGA
Created August 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM