Mutinus
''Mutinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phallaceae. The genus was first described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1849. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains 12 species. Species Source: Etymology The genus name ''Mutinus'' was a phallic deity, Mutunus, one of the Roman ''di indigetes In classical Latin, the epithet ''Indiges'', singular in form, is applied to Sol (''Sol Indiges'') and to Jupiter of Lavinium, later identified with Aeneas. One theory holds that it means the "speaker within", and stems from before the recogni ...'' placated by Roman brides. References External links * Phallales Agaricomycetes genera {{Phallales-stub ...
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