mushroom family known remarkable range fruit body types widely distributed member genus found united_states australia japan java philippines commonly known squid odor upright arms connected smell comes dark greenish covering inside faces arms attracts insects help disperse spores taxonomy appearance species literature wrote description based painting found monograph australia new_zealand considered naming published adequate description valid rules international code botanical nomenclature described species based single specimen found java year later fischer amended original satisfied quality original description despite doubts validity description original naming legitimate priority curtis gates lloyd described new genus reduced species synonyms north american description species johnson later transferred revised genus include members considered genera distinct appearance extensive study published different literature species index lists following synonyms lloyd lloyd description immature fruiting bodies resemble pear shaped grayish brown pale gray color dimensions diameter surface broken small regions cracks fungus matures fruiting body cracks open forms stalk tapering arms spore mass known mature fruiting body typically height arms times length stipe stipe extend past hollow thin walled upper end color stipe white grayish white height thick widest diameter arms extending stipe average length ranging bearing arms joined shaped like lance pointed apex orange colored internal structure arms chambers large chamber outside typically smaller chambers inside arm commonly found upper thirds inside surface arms dark green odor described author comparable fresh pig attracts insects help disperse spores spores elliptical smooth translucent hyaline dimensions basidia spore bearing cells attached spores edibility considered poisonous recommended consumption related species considered edible immature egg stage foul smell maturity likely deter individuals eating similar species species somewhat resembles arms extend upwards join unlike arms share common stem immature egg form gray grayish brown white habitat distribution species grows scattered groups disturbed soil coniferous mixed forests found growing wood chips gardens landscaping reported growing garden solitary large collected variety locations worldwide including australia japan java philippines united_states turkey continental united_states collected pittsburgh found alabama connecticut georgia south_carolina louisiana florida massachusetts new_jersey new_york north_carolina rhode_island tennessee found hawaii thought introduced north_america southeast asia
Pseudocolus fusiformis