''Coprinellus'' is a

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-forming

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in the

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Psathyrellaceae The Psathyrellaceae are a family of dark-spored agarics that generally have rather soft, fragile fruiting bodies, and are characterized by black, dark brown, rarely reddish, or even pastel-colored spore prints. About 50% of species produce fruit ...

. The genus was

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by the Finnish mycologist

Petter Adolf Karsten Petter Adolf Karsten (16 February 1834 – 22 March 1917) was a Finnish mycologist, the foremost expert on the fungi of Finland in his day, and known in consequence as the "father of Finnish mycology". Karsten was born in Merimasku near Turku, st ...

in 1879. Most ''Coprinellus'' species were transferred from the once large genus '' Coprinus''.

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studies published in 2001 redistributed ''Coprinus'' species to ''

Psathyrella ''Psathyrella'' is a large genus of about 400 species, and is similar to the genera '' Coprinellus'', ''Coprinopsis'', ''Coprinus'' and ''Panaeolus'', usually with a thin cap and white or yellowish white hollow stem. The caps do not self digest ...

'', or the segregate genera ''

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 mushroo ...

'' and ''Coprinellus''. In 2020

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analysis conducted by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer reclassified many ''Coprinellus'' species as belonging to the new genus ''

Tulosesus ''Tulosesus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. Taxonomy The ''Tulosesus'' genus was created in 2020 by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer when the Psathyrellaceae family was subdivided based on phyloge ...

''.

Species

Coprinellus disseminatus, Fairy Inkcap mushroom

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accepted 62 species of ''Coprinellus''. In recent years many species were added to the genus having mostly been moved from '' Coprinus'' whilst numerous species were removed and placed in the genus ''

'' in 2020. One species was moved to the monotypic genus ''

Punjabia ''Punjabia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species ''Punjabia pakistanicus'' which was previously classified as ''Coprinellus pakistanicus.'' Taxonomy The ''Punjabia'' genus ...

.'' The total number of accepted species has not changed greatly from the 66 in 2019 however many species have been moved. Due to the significant changes to this genus recently many old synonyms are likely to still be in use. Many of these species appear similar and require microscopic analysis to differentiate and identify.

Former Species

These species were reclassified as ''

'' in 2020.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1073442 Agaricales genera Taxa named by Petter Adolf Karsten Taxa described in 1879

Species

Former Species

See also

References