''Coprotus'' is a genus of dung-inhabiting "

cup fungi The Pezizaceae (commonly referred to as cup fungi) are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota which produce mushrooms that tend to grow in the shape of a "cup". Spores are formed on the inner surface of the fruit body (mushroom). The cup shape typ ...

"; it has been assigned to the family

Thelebolaceae The Thelebolales are an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. It contains the single family Thelebolaceae, circumscribed in 1968 by Finnish mycologist Finn-Egil Eckblad. Genera The following 15 genera are included in ...

, though doubt has subsequently been thrown on that placement.

Species

*'' Coprotus albidus'' *'' Coprotus arduennensis'' *'' Coprotus argenteus'' *'' Coprotus aurora'' *'' Coprotus baeosporus'' *'' Coprotus dextrinoideus'' *'' Coprotus dhofarensis'' *'' Coprotus disculus'' *'' Coprotus duplus'' *'' Coprotus glaucellus'' *'' Coprotus granuliformis'' *'' Coprotus lacteus'' *'' Coprotus leucopocillum'' *'' Coprotus luteus'' *'' Coprotus marginatus'' *'' Coprotus niveus'' *'' Coprotus ochraceus'' *'' Coprotus rhyparobioides'' *'' Coprotus sarangpurensis'' *'' Coprotus sexdecimsporus'' *'' Coprotus sphaerosporus'' *'' Coprotus trichosuri'' *'' Coprotus uncinatus'' *'' Coprotus vicinus'' *'' Coprotus winteri''

References

Leotiomycetes genera Taxa named by Richard P. Korf {{Leotiomycetes-stub