(Synonym Dictyophora indusiata) On the ground, in tropical or subtropical wet forests. This phallic-looking species emerges from an egg as a white spongy stem with a conical head. A long, white indusium (net-like skirt) is suspended from the base of the head. ...

On the ground, in litter, mulch and wood chips. One of two white, cage-like species which resemble a soccer ball with the panels punched out. Thin, smooth white arms broaden out where they join. A slimy, brown, smelly spore mass coats the inside. The cage spri...

On the ground, in litter, mulch and wood chips. One of two white cage-like species which resemble a soccer ball with the panels punched out. Broad, white, transversely-wrinkled arms do not widen where they join. A slimy, brown, smelly spore mass coats the insi...

Colus hirudinosus group includes Colus pusillus On the ground, in grass and forest litter. The reddish arms burst from a gelatinous egg to form a basket, like a craypot. The arms, attached to a stem, divide at the top and link together to create meshes. These ...

On the ground, in wet forests of Tasmania. Unlike other more bizarre stinkhorns, Bunyip Egg is just a white egg-shaped structure. This is attached at the base by a thin thread to the purple volva (basal cup) formed from remains of the outer egg. When the volva...