Coprinellus velatopruinatus

Coprinellus velatopruinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Genus: Coprinellus
Species: C. velatopruinatus
Binomial name
Coprinellus velatopruinatus
(Bender) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
Synonyms
  • Coprinus velatopruinatus Bender (1989)

Coprinellus velatopruinatus is a species of mushroom in the Psathyrellaceae family. This rare fungus was found growing in Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire, England after a heavy summer rain in 2008.[1] Formerly in the genus Coprinus, it was given its current name in 2001.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Five fungal finds". The National Trust. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  2. Redhead SA, Vilgalys R, Moncalvo J-M, Johnson J, Hopple JS Jr. (2001). "Coprinus Pers. and the disposition of Coprinus species sensu lato". Taxon 50 (1): 203–241. doi:10.2307/1224525.


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