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Coprinellus

Coprinellus is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by the Finnish mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten in 1879. Most Coprinellus species were transferred from the once large genus Coprinus. Molecular studies published in 2001 redistributed Coprinus species to Psathyrella, or the segregate genera Coprinopsis and Coprinellus.

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Coprinellus
Coprinellus disseminatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Psathyrellaceae
Genus: Coprinellus
P.Karst. (1879)
Type species
Coprinellus deliquescens
(Bull.) P.Karst. (1879)

Coprinellus is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Psathyrellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by the Finnish mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten in 1879.1 Most Coprinellus species were transferred from the once large genus Coprinus. Molecular studies published in 2001 redistributed Coprinus species to Psathyrella, or the segregate genera Coprinopsis and Coprinellus.2

In 2020, phylogenetic analysis conducted by the German mycologists Dieter Wächter & Andreas Melzer reclassified many Coprinellus species as belonging to the new genus Tulosesus.34

Species

Coprinellus disseminatus source ↗
Coprinellus ellisii source ↗
Coprinellus micaceus source ↗
Coprinellus xanthothrix source ↗

As of July 2022, Index Fungorum 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 Tulosesus in 2020. One species was moved to the monotypic genus Punjabia. 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. As of February 2026, there were 73 accepted species of Coprinellus in Index Fungorum.

Many of these species appear similar and require microscopic analysis to differentiate and identify.5

  1. Coprinellus alkalinus (Anastasiou) Voto (2021)
  2. Coprinellus alvesii P. Voto (2019)
  3. Coprinellus andreorum Sammut & Karich 2021
  4. Coprinellus apleurocystidiosus Voto (2021)
  5. Coprinellus aquatilis (Peck) Voto (2019)
  6. Coprinellus arenicola Wartchow & A.R.P. Gomes (2014)
  7. Coprinellus aureodisseminatus T. Bau & L.Y. Zhu 2024
  8. Coprinellus aureogranulatus (Uljé & Aptroot) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  9. Coprinellus austrodisseminatus T. Bau & L.Y. Zhu 2024
  10. Coprinellus bipellis (Romagn.) P. Roux, Guy García & Borgarino (2006)
  11. Coprinellus bulleri (Cacialli, Caroti & Doveri) Gminder (2010)
  12. Coprinellus campanulatus S. Hussain & H. Ahmad (2018)
  13. Coprinellus carbonicola (Singer) Voto (2020)
  14. Coprinellus castaneus (Berk. & Broome) Voto 2020
  15. Coprinellus chaignonii (Pat.) Voto (2019)
  16. Coprinellus crassitunicatus Voto (2021)
  17. Coprinellus criniticaulis Voto (2021)
  18. Coprinellus curtoides Voto (2021)
  19. Coprinellus curtus (Kalchbr.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  20. Coprinellus deliquescens (Bull.) P. Karst. (1879)
  21. Coprinellus deminutus (Enderle) Valade (2014)
  22. Coprinellus dendrocystotus (Voto) Voto 2023
  23. Coprinellus dilectissimus Voto & Maraia 2025
  24. Coprinellus dilectus (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  25. Coprinellus disseminatisimilis S. Hussain (2018)
  26. Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J.E. Lange (1938)
  27. Coprinellus domesticus (Bolton) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  28. Coprinellus duricystidiosus Voto (2021)
  29. Coprinellus ellisii (P.D. Orton) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  30. Coprinellus ephemerus (Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 2001
  31. Coprinellus fimbriatus (Berk. & Broome) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  32. Coprinellus flocculosus (DC.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  33. Coprinellus furfurellus (Berk. & Broome) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  34. Coprinellus heptemerus (M. Lange & A.H. Sm.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  35. Coprinellus hylaeae (Singer) Voto (2022)
  36. Coprinellus limicola (Uljé) Doveri & Sarrocco (2011)
  37. Coprinellus magnoliae N.I. de Silva, Lumyong & K.D. Hyde (2021)
  38. Coprinellus maluri-cyanei Y.P. Tan & Bishop-Hurley 2024
  39. Coprinellus maysoidisporus Voto (2021)
  40. Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  41. Coprinellus neodilectus Voto (2019)
  42. Coprinellus occultivolvatus Voto (2021)
  43. Coprinellus ovatus M. Kamran & S. Jabeen (2020)
  44. Coprinellus pakistanicus Usman & Khalid 2018
  45. Coprinellus pallidissimus (Romagn.) P. Roux, Guy García & S. Roux (2006)
  46. Coprinellus papillatus Voto (2021)
  47. Coprinellus parapellucidus Voto (2021)
  48. Coprinellus parcus T. Bau, L.Y. Zhu & M. Huang 2024
  49. Coprinellus parvulus (P.-J. Keizer & Uljé) Házi, L. Nagy, Papp & Vágvölgyi (2011)
  50. Coprinellus phaeoxanthus A.R.P. Gomes & Wartchow (2016)
  51. Coprinellus plicatiloides (Buller) Voto (2020)
  52. Coprinellus pseudomicaceus (Dennis) Voto (2019)
  53. Coprinellus punjabensis Usman & Khalid (2021)
  54. Coprinellus pusillulus (Svrček) Házi, L. Nagy, Papp & Vágvölgyi (2011)
  55. Coprinellus pyrrhanthes (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  56. Coprinellus radians (Desm.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  57. Coprinellus rufopruinatus (Romagn.) N. Schwab (2019)
  58. Coprinellus saccharinus (Romagn.) P. Roux, Guy García & Dumas (2006)
  59. Coprinellus sclerobasidium (Singer) Voto (2020)
  60. Coprinellus silvaticus (Peck) Gminder (2010)
  61. Coprinellus subangularis (Thiers) Voto (2020)
  62. Coprinellus subcurtus P. Voto (2019)
  63. Coprinellus subradians Voto (2021)
  64. Coprinellus subrenispermus (Singer) Voto (2020)
  65. Coprinellus tenuis S. Hussain (2018)
  66. Coprinellus tibiiformis Voto (2021)
  67. Coprinellus truncorum (Scop.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  68. Coprinellus valdivianus (Singer) Voto, Dibán & Maraia 2023
  69. Coprinellus velutipes T. Bau & L.Y. Zhu 2024
  70. Coprinellus venustus (McKnight & P. Allison) Voto (2020)
  71. Coprinellus verrucispermus (Joss. & Enderle) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo (2001)
  72. Coprinellus xanthothrix (Romagn.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson (2001)
  73. Coprinellus xylophilus Voto (2021)

Former Species

These species were reclassified as Tulosesus in 2020.

  1. Coprinellus allovelus (Uljé) Doveri & Sarrocco 20116
  2. Coprinellus amphithallus (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  3. Coprinellus angulatus (Peck) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  4. Coprinellus aokii (Hongo) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson 20012
  5. Coprinellus bisporiger (Buller ex P.D.Orton) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  6. Coprinellus bisporus (J.E.Lange) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq. Johnson 20012
  7. Coprinellus brevisetulosus (Arnolds) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  8. Coprinellus callinus (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson 20012
  9. Coprinellus canistri (Uljé & Verbeken) Doveri & Sarrocco 20116
  10. Coprinellus christianopolitanus Örstadius & E.Larss. (2015)7
  11. Coprinellus cinereopallidus L.Nagy, Házi, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20128
  12. Coprinellus cinnamomeotinctus (P.D.Orton) D.J.Schaf. 2012
  13. Coprinellus congregatus (Bull.) P.Karst. 1879
  14. Coprinellus doverii (L.Nagy) Házi, L.Nagy, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20118
  15. Coprinellus ephemerus (Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  16. Coprinellus eurysporus (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  17. Coprinellus fallax (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  18. Coprinellus fuscocystidiatus L.Nagy, Házi, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20128
  19. Coprinellus heterosetulosus (Locq. ex Watling) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson 20012
  20. Coprinellus heterothrix (Kühner) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  21. Coprinellus hiascens (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  22. Coprinellus impatiens (Fr.) J.E.Lange 19389
  23. Coprinellus marculentus (Britzelm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  24. Coprinellus minutisporus (Uljé) Doveri & Sarrocco 20116
  25. Coprinellus mitrinodulisporus Doveri & Saccoro 20116
  26. Coprinellus pallidus L.Nagy, Házi, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20128
  27. Coprinellus pellucidus (P.Karst.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  28. Coprinellus plagioporus (Romagn.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  29. Coprinellus pseudoamphithallus (Uljé) Doveri & Sarrocco 20116
  30. Coprinellus radicellus Házi, L.Nagy, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20118
  31. Coprinellus sabulicola L.Nagy, Házi, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20128
  32. Coprinellus sassii (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  33. Coprinellus sclerocystidiosus (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Vilgalys, Hopple & Jacq.Johnson 20012
  34. Coprinellus singularis (Uljé) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  35. Coprinellus subdisseminatus (M.Lange) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  36. Coprinellus subimpatiens (M.Lange & A.H.Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  37. Coprinellus subpurpureus (A.H.Sm.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
  38. Coprinellus uljei L.Nagy, Házi, T.Papp & Vágvölgyi 20128
  39. Coprinellus velatopruinatus (Bender) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo 20012
See also

See also

References

References

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