Coprinus foetidellus P.D. Orton
(an inkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinus foetidellus (an inkcap)
GenusCoprinus (inkcaps)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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 Coprinus foetidellus (an inkcap) :
1: Coprinus foetidellus (an inkcap)
2 Apr 1983 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
cultured, on horse dung
Image 1: Fruitbody - old - side view - collapsedImage 2: Fruitbody - old - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 4: Cap - top view - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Fruitbody - button - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 7: Fruitbody - button - side view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situ - enlargedImage 9: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 11: Sphaerocysts - magnifiedImage 12: Sphaerocyst wall - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 14: DescriptionImage 15: Description - contdImage 16: Description - contd 2

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Orton, P.D. 1972 Notes on British Agarics IV Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 32, No 1: 135-150.

Coprinus foetidellus (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 Coprinus foetidellus (an inkcap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coprinus foetidellus (an inkcap)
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