Coprinopsis stercorea (Fr.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(an inkcap)

Interactions where Coprinopsis stercorea 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 in/on dung or excretions of weathered, old, water-logged dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae/Coprinopsis stercorea/Coprinopsis stercoreaan inkcapfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresweathered, old, water-loggeddung

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
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap)
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 stercorea (an inkcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kits van Waveren, E. 1968 The ’Sterocorarius group’ of the genus Coprinus Persoonia Vol 5 (2): 131-176.
Richardson, M. 2003 Coprophilous fungi Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 41-43.

Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Coprinopsis stercorea (an inkcap):

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