Coprinopsis martinii

Coprinopsis martinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Psathyrellaceae
Genus:	Coprinopsis
Species:	C. martinii
Binomial name
Coprinopsis martinii (P.D.Orton) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
Synonyms
Coprinus martinii P.D.Orton(1960) Coprinellus martinii Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)

Coprinopsis martinii Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or campanulate
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is black
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is unknown

Coprinopsis martinii is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1960 by the English mycologist Peter Darbishire Orton and classified as Coprinus martinii. ^[3]

In 2001 phylogentic analysis restructured the Coprinus genus and it was reclassified as Coprinopsis martinii by the mycologists Scott Alan Redhead, Rytas J. Vilgalys & Jean-Marc Moncalvo. ^[4]

Description

Coprinus martinii is a small inkcap mushroom which grows in wetland environments.

Cap: 0.5-2.2cm. Starts ovoid and expands to convex and then campanulate (bell shaped). Sometimes presenting as umbonate. Grey and covered in powdery fragments of the veil. Gills: Start white before turning black and deliquescing (dissolving into an ink-like black substance). Crowded. Stem: 3.2-6cm long and 1.5-2mm in diameter. Pale grey and tapering towards a slightly swollen base. Spore print: Black. Spores: Ellipsoid and smooth with a germ pore. 12.-16 x 6.5-8.5 μm. Taste: Indistinct. Smell: Indistinct. ^{[5] [6]}

Habitat and distribution

Grows trooping in small groups on rotting sedges and rushes belonging to the genera Carex , Scirpus and Juncus. Found in marshes and wetland environments spring through autumn. Widespread but seldom recorded. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "Mycobank Database - Coprinopsis martinii".
2. "Species Fungorum - Coprinopsis martinii (P.D. Orton) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo, in Redhead, Vilgalys, Moncalvo, Johnson & Hopple, Taxon 50(1): 229 (2001)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
3. Orton, P. D. (1960-06-01). "New check list of British agarics and boleti: Part III. Notes on genera and species in the list" . Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 43 (2): 159–384. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(60)80065-4. ISSN   0007-1536.
4. Redhead SA, Scott A; Vilgalys R; Moncalvo J-M; Johnson J; Hopple JS; Hopple, John S; Johnson, Jacqui; Moncalvo, Jean-Marc; Vilgalys, Rytas (2001). "Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato". Taxon. 50 (1): 203–241. doi:10.2307/1224525. JSTOR   1224525.
5. Buczacki, Stefan (2012). Collins fungi guide. London: Collins. ISBN   978-0-00-724290-0. OCLC   793683235.
6. "Coprinopsis martinii, a rare inkcap mushroom". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
7. "Coprinus martinii P.D.Orton". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-17.