Coprinopsis
| Coprinopsis | |
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| Coprinopsis atramentaria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis P. Karst. |
| Type species | |
| Coprinopsis friesii (Quél.) P. Karst.
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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 (=Coprinus cinereus) is a model organism for mushroom-forming basidiomycota, and its genome has recently been sequenced completely.[2]
See also[]
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Coprinopsis
- Agaricales genera
- Psathyrellaceae stubs