Although previously reported in the literature, the occurrence of Clathrus ruber in Czechoslovakia was not confirmed until the author's collection in 1974 in a thermophilic oak-hornbeam forest in central Slovakia. This site was proposed for protection as the first fungal nature reserve in the country. The species' distribution and earlier reports are discussed.
Kuthan J. (1975): Der Gitterpilz - Clathrus ruber Mich. ex Pers. in der Tschechoslowakei. – Česká Mykologie 29(4): 205–207.
