Coprinopsis stercorea
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| Coprinopsis stercorea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Psathyrellaceae |
| Genus: | Coprinopsis |
| Species: | C. stercorea |
| Binomial name | |
| Coprinopsis stercorea (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001) | |
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Coprinopsis stercorea, commonly known as the dung-loving inky cap,[1] is a species of coprophilous fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae.[2] It grows on the dung of sheep, goats and donkeys.[3]
Description
The cap of Coprinopsis stercorea is about 4-10 millimeters in diameter and starts out egg-shaped, before expanding and becoming flat with age. The stipe is 1–3.5 centimeters long and 0.5-1 millimeters wide.[5] The gills are adnexed and start out grayish, before turning black and deliquescing.[1] The cap can be hairy or scaly, and the stipe can be hairy or powdery.[1]
Coprinopsis stercorea is similar to several other species of inky caps, many of them only distinguishable under a microscope. C. ephemeroides resembles C. stercorea, but has a ring around the stipe.[1]
