''Coprinopsis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is t ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

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 ...

. ''Coprinopsis'' was split out of the genus ''

Coprinus ''Coprinus'' is a small genus of mushroom-forming fungi consisting of '' Coprinus comatus''the shaggy ink cap (British) or shaggy mane (American)and several of its close relatives. Until 2001, ''Coprinus'' was a large genus consisting of all aga ...

'' based on

molecular data In genetics and biochemistry, sequencing means to determine the primary structure (sometimes incorrectly called the primary sequence) of an unbranched biopolymer. Sequencing results in a symbolic linear depiction known as a sequence which succi ...

. The species ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' (=''

Coprinus cinereus ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. Commonly known as the gray shag, it is edible, but must be used promptly after collecting. ''Coprinopsis cinerea'' is an important model organism for studying fung ...

'') is a model organism for mushroom-forming

basidiomycota Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basi ...

, and its

genome In the fields of molecular biology and genetics, a genome is all the genetic information of an organism. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses). The nuclear genome includes protein-coding genes and non-coding ge ...

has recently been sequenced completely.

Selected species

''For complete list see'' List of ''Coprinopsis'' species * ''

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. Taxonomy ''Coprinopsis acuminata'' was first describe ...

'' (humpback inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis atramentaria ''Coprinopsis atramentaria'', commonly known as the common ink cap or inky cap, is an edible (although poisonous when combined with alcohol) mushroom found in Europe and North America. Previously known as ''Coprinus atramentarius'', it is th ...

'' (common inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis episcopalis ''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 mushr ...

'' (mitre inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis jonesii ''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 mushr ...

'' (bonfire inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis lagopus ''Coprinopsis lagopus'' is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. Until 2001, the species was known as ''Coprinus lagopus''; advances in the understanding of phylogenetic relationships between the various coprinoid species led to a ...

'' (hare's foot inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis nivea ''Coprinopsis nivea'' is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is commonly known as the snowy inkcap. Taxonomy It was first described in 1801 by the German mycologist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon who classi ...

'' (snowy inkcap) * ''

Coprinopsis picacea ''Coprinopsis picacea'' is a species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae. It is commonly called magpie inkcap fungus. It was first described in 1785 by French mycologist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard in 1785 as ''Agaricus picaceus' ...

'' (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 cap up to in d ...

'' (the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap)

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Agaricales genera {{Psathyrellaceae-stub