Coprinopsis
Coprinopsis is a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. Coprinopsis was split out of the genus Coprinus based on molecular data.[1] The species Coprinopsis cinerea is a model organism for mushroom-forming basidiomycota, and its genome has recently been sequenced completely.[2]
| Coprinopsis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coprinopsis atramentaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis P. Karst. |
| Type species | |
| Coprinopsis friesii (Quél.) P. Karst. | |
Selected species
Rare Coprinopsis pulchricaerulea growing in Australia.
For complete list see List of Coprinopsis species
- Coprinopsis acuminata (humpback inkcap)
- Coprinopsis atramentaria (common inkcap)
- Coprinopsis episcopalis (mitre inkcap)
- Coprinopsis jonesii (bonfire inkcap)
- Coprinopsis lagopus (hare's foot inkcap)
- Coprinopsis nivea (snowy inkcap)
- Coprinopsis picacea (magpie inkcap)
- Coprinopsis variegata (the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap)
References
- "Coprinus comatus, the shaggy mane. Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for May 2004". botit.botany.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- "Coprinus cinereus Database". www.broad.mit.edu. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
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