Coprinellus curtus
Species of fungus
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Coprinellus curtus is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. It was first described as Coprinus curtus by Károly Kalchbrenner in 1876 before being transferred to the genus Coprinellus in 2001.[1]
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| Coprinellus curtus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinellus |
| Species: | C. curtus |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprinellus curtus (Kalchbr.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson | |
A strain of this fungus (named GM-21) produces an anti-fungal compound known to inhibit bottom-rot disease of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris) caused by the plant pathogen Rhizonoctonia solani.[2]
It is a coprophilous fungus and it is known to grow on the dung of donkeys, sheep and goats.[3]