Coprinopsis Acuminata

	Coprinopsis Acuminata ''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 Heterothallic species have sexes that reside in different individuals. The term is applied particularly to distinguish heterothallic fungi, which require two compatible partners to produce sexual spores, from homothallic ones, which are capable of .... Taxonomy ''Coprinopsis acuminata'' was first described as ''Coprinus acuminatus'' in 1969 and later as ''Coprinopsis acuminata''. References External links Coprinopsis acuminata (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 2001 Encyclopedia of Life {{Taxonbar, from=Q10646425 acuminata Fungi described in 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Coprophilous Fungus Coprophilous fungi (''dung-loving'' fungi) are a type of saprobic fungi that grow on animal dung. The hardy spores of coprophilous species are unwittingly consumed by herbivores from vegetation, and are excreted along with the plant matter. The fungi then flourish in the feces, before releasing their spores to the surrounding area. Life cycle Coprophilous fungi release their spores to the surrounding vegetation, which is then eaten by herbivores. The spores then remain in the animal as the plants are digested, pass through the animal's intestines and are finally defecated. The fruiting bodies of the fungi then grow from the animal feces.Pegler, p. 162 It is essential that the spores of the species then reach new plant material; spores remaining in the feces will produce nothing. As such, some species have developed means of discharging spores a large distance. An example of this is the genus ''Pilobolus''. Fruiting bodies of ''Pilobolus'' will suddenly rupture, sending the conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Heterothallic Heterothallic species have sexes that reside in different individuals. The term is applied particularly to distinguish heterothallic fungi, which require two compatible partners to produce sexual spores, from homothallic ones, which are capable of sexual reproduction from a single organism. In heterothallic fungi, two different individuals contribute nuclei to form a zygote. Examples of heterothallism are included for ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus'', ''Penicillium marneffei'' and ''Neurospora crassa''. The heterothallic life cycle of ''N. crassa'' is given in some detail, since similar life cycles are present in other heterothallic fungi. Life cycle of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' The yeast ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' is heterothallic. This means that each yeast cell is of a certain mating type and can only mate with a cell of the other mating type. During vegetative growth that ordinarily occurs when nutrients are abundant, ''S. cerev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Coprinopsis ''Coprinopsis'' is a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. ''Coprinopsis'' was split out of the genus ''Coprinus'' based on molecular data. The species ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' (='' Coprinus cinereus'') is a model organism for mushroom-forming basidiomycota, and its genome has recently been sequenced completely. Selected species ''For complete list see'' List of ''Coprinopsis'' species * ''Coprinopsis acuminata'' (humpback inkcap) * ''Coprinopsis atramentaria'' (common inkcap) * ''Coprinopsis episcopalis'' (mitre inkcap) * ''Coprinopsis jonesii'' (bonfire inkcap) * '' Coprinopsis lagopus'' (hare's foot inkcap) * ''Coprinopsis nivea'' (snowy inkcap) * '' Coprinopsis picacea'' (magpie inkcap) * ''Coprinopsis variegata ''Coprinopsis variegata'', commonly known as the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap, is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. Distributed in eastern North America, it has a medium-sized, bell-shaped to flattened pileus (mycolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]