''Coprinopsis'' is a genus of mushrooms in the family Psathyrellaceae. ''Coprinopsis'' was split out of the genus '' Coprinus'' 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 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 ''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'' (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'' (the scaly ink cap or the feltscale inky cap)

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Agaricales genera {{Psathyrellaceae-stub