Coprinopsis acuminata
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| authority = (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
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Coprinopsis acuminata, commonly known as the humpback inkcap mushroom and earlier as Coprinus acuminatus, is a coprophilous fungus that grows on herbivore dung. It is heterothallic.
Taxonomy
Coprinopsis acuminata was first described as Coprinus acuminatus in 1969{{cite journal | title = Coprinus acuminatus (Romagn.) | author = P.D. Orton | journal = Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh | volume = 29 | issue = 1 | pages = 86 | date = 1969 }}[http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Name=Coprinopsis%20acuminata&ExactMatch=T Mycobank # 474162] and later as Coprinopsis acuminata.{{cite journal | author = Redhead, S.A.; Vilgalys, R.; Moncalvo, J.-M.; Johnson, J.; Hopple, J.S. Jr. | date = 2001 | title = Coprinus Persoon and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato | journal = Taxon | volume = 50 | issue = 1 | pages = 203–241 | doi = 10.2307/1224525 | jstor = 1224525 }}
References
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External links
- [http://eol.org/pages/243047/overview Coprinopsis acuminata (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 2001], Encyclopedia of Life
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