Coprinopsis stercorea (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(an inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap)
GenusCoprinopsis (a genus of inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap) :
1: Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap)
9 Mar 1982 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Tiny white toadstools on cultured Rabbit dung
Image 1: Dung with fruitbodies - in situImage 2: Cap - mature - oblique view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Cap - mature - top view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Cap - oblique view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Cap - old - top view - highly enlargedImage 6: Cap - side view - close-up - in situ - highly enlargedImage 7: Caps - young - side view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 8: Dung with fruitbodies - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 10: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 11: Fruitbodies - young - side view - in situ - highly enlargedImage 12: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 13: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - highly enlargedImage 14: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - highly enlarged (2)Image 15: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - highly enlarged (3)Image 16: Gills and stipe apex - clsoe-up - highly enlargedImage 17: Sphaerocyst from veil - magnifiedImage 18: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 19: Veil cell profile - highly magnifiedImage 20: Veil elements - magnifiedImage 21: DescriptionImage 22: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kits van Waveren, E. 1968 The ’Sterocorarius group’ of the genus Coprinus Persoonia Vol 5 (2): 131-176.
Richardson, M. 2003 Coprophilous fungi Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 41-43.

Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap)
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