Squid Mushroom - Squid Mushroom

Japanese: イカタケ - いかたけ
Squid Mushroom - Squid Mushroom

This mushroom belongs to the Basidiomycete family of the order Pterygota, and the family Acanthaceae. Its strange shape, reminiscent of a squid standing upside down with its legs spread, is eye-catching. The leg-like parts are called arms, and there are 7-15 of them, each about 1-6 cm long and 5-10 cm high, spreading out in all directions from the top of the body, which is 2-3 cm thick. The whole mushroom is white, but the inside of the arms is black-brown, has a strong foul odor, and is mucus-filled. This mucus is a collection of spores. The whole mushroom is made of brittle spongy material, and the body is hollow. The base of the body is wrapped in a membranous bag. The young mushroom is compressed and wrapped inside this bag. The whole bag is a spherical mass resembling a turtle egg, 3-4 cm in diameter. It can grow in clusters after rice husks have been discarded. It is distributed from Southeast Asia to Japan. Some mushrooms are entirely red, and are called A. rubra La Bill.

[Imaseki Rokuya]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

担子菌類、スッポンタケ目アカカゴタケ科のキノコ。脚(あし)を広げて逆立ちするイカを思わせる奇妙な形で目を引く。脚に似た部分を腕といい、数は7~15本で、長さ1~6センチメートルほど、高さ5~10センチメートルで、それが太さ2~3センチメートルの胴の上端から四方に広がる。全体は白いが、腕の内面は黒褐色で強い悪臭を放ち、粘液を帯びる。この粘液は胞子の集まりである。全体はもろい海綿質で、胴は中空。胴の根元は膜質のふくろ(つぼ)で包まれる。幼菌はこのふくろの中に圧縮されて包まれる。ふくろ全体はカメの卵に似た球塊であり、径3~4センチメートル。もみ殻を捨てたあとなどに群生することがある。東南アジアから日本にかけて分布する。全体が紅色状になるものがあり、アカイカタケA. rubra La Bill.とよばれる。

[今関六也]

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