Coprinopsis mexicana

Last updated

Coprinopsis mexicana
Coprinopsis mexicana 402908.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Genus: Coprinopsis
Species:
C. mexicana
Binomial name
Coprinopsis mexicana
(Murrill) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
Synonyms [1]
  • Coprinus mexicanusMurrill (1918)

Coprinopsis mexicana is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. Originally described in 1918 as Coprinus mexicanus by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill, [2] it was transferred to Coprinopsis in 2001. [1]

Contents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, Moncalvo J-M, Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr (2001). "Coprinus Persoon and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato". Taxon. 50 (1): 203–241. doi:10.2307/1224525. JSTOR   1224525.
  2. Murrill WA (1918). "The Agaricaceae of tropical North America – VIII" . Mycologia. 10 (2): 62–85 (see p. 84). doi:10.2307/3753227. JSTOR   3753227.