Coprinopsis acuminata (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo is a fungus in the Psathyrellaceae family, order Agaricales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Coprinopsis acuminata (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo

Coprinopsis acuminata (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo

Coprinopsis acuminata, the humpback inkcap, is a heterothallic coprophilous fungus that grows on herbivore dung.

Genus
Coprinopsis
Order
Agaricales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Coprinopsis acuminata (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo

Coprinopsis acuminata, which has the scientific binomial authority (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo, is commonly called the humpback inkcap mushroom. This species was previously classified under the name Coprinus acuminatus. It is a coprophilous fungus that grows on the dung of herbivores, and it is heterothallic.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Psathyrellaceae Coprinopsis

More from Psathyrellaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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