Coprinopsis acuminata

Coprinopsis acuminata, commonly known as the humpback inkcap mushroom and earlier as Coprinus acuminatus, is a coprophilous fungus that grows on herbivore dung. It is heterothallic.

Coprinopsis acuminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Genus: Coprinopsis
Species:
C. acuminata
Binomial name
Coprinopsis acuminata
(Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)

Taxonomy

Coprinopsis acuminata was published in Redhead, S.A.; Vilgalys, R.; Moncalvo, J.-M.; Johnson, J.; Hopple, J.S. Jr. 2001. Coprinus Persoon and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato. Taxon. 50(1):203-241. Earlier, as Coprinus acuminatus, it was published in Coprinus acuminatus (Romagn.) P.D. Orton, Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh 29 (1): 86 (1969) Mycobank # 474162.[1]

Morphology

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References

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