Coprinopsis picacea (Bull.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus)

Interactions where Coprinopsis picacea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed leaf litter Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis picacea/Coprinopsis picaceamagpie inkcap, magpie fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdecayedleaf litterMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed leaf litter [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis picacea/Coprinopsis picaceamagpie inkcap, magpie fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdecayedleaf litter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed needle litter Minor Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis picacea/Coprinopsis picaceamagpie inkcap, magpie fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesdecayedneedle litterMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus)
GenusCoprinopsis (a genus of inkcaps)
FamilyPSATHYRELLACEAE (a family of inkcap and brittlestem toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
BMS Slide Colllection 1992 Fungi of British Beech woods Vol 06 (1) Page: 14-15
Kibby, G. 2008 Coprinopsis picacea (=Coprinus picaceus) Vol 9 (1) Page: Front cover
Mattock, G. 2003 Coprinus picaceus Vol 4 (3) Page: Front cover
Uljé, C.B. & Noordeloos, M.E. 1997 Studies in Coprinus IV - Coprinus section Coprinus, subsection and revision of subsection Alachuani Studies in Coprinus Persoonia Vol 16: 265-333.

Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (April 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (2): 69-72.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 28 images of Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap, Magpie Fungus)
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