Coprinopsis ephemeroides

Coprinopsis ephemeroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Coprinopsis
Species:	C. ephemeroides
Binomial name
Coprinopsis ephemeroides (DC.) G.Moreno (2010)
Synonyms [1]
Agaricus ephemeroidesDC. (1805) Coprinus ephemeroides(DC.) Fr. (1838) Coprinus hendersonii(Berk.) Fr. (1838) Coprinus bulbillosus Pat. (1889) Coprinus hendersonii var. intermediusS.Petersen (1911)

Coprinopsis ephemeroides, commonly known as the ringed dung inky cap, ^[2] is a species of agaric fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae.

Taxonomy

First described as Agaricus ephemeroides by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1805, ^[3] it was transferred to the genus Coprinopsis in 2010 by Gabriel Moreno. ^[4]

Description

The semitranslucent cap is up to 5 millimetres (1⁄4 in) wide and the stipe 6 centimetres (2+1⁄4 in) long. ^[2]

See also

• List of Coprinopsis species

References

Coprinopsis ephemeroides
Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnexed or free
	Stipe has a ring
	Spore print is black
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown or inedible

1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Coprinopsis ephemeroides (DC.) G. Moreno". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
2. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 352. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
3. de Lamarck JB, De Candolle AP. (1805). Flore française (in French). Vol. 2 (3 ed.). Paris. p. 145.
4. Moreno G, Manjón JL. (2010). Guía de Hongos de la Península Ibérica. Ediciones Omega. p. 811. ISBN   978-8428213493.

External links

• Coprinopsis ephemeroides in Index Fungorum