Coprinopsis urticicola (Berk. & Broome) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo
(an inkcap)

Interactions where Coprinopsis urticicola 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 debris Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae 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 urticicola/Coprinopsis urticicolaan inkcapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettledecayeddebris (summer)
fruitbody (often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves) often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris Carex sedges Poales: Cyperaceae 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 urticicola/Coprinopsis urticicolaan inkcapoften buried under desne layers of decayed grass leavesfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/Carexsedgesdecayeddebris (summer)
fruitbody (often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves) often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed debris Juncus rushes Poales: Juncaceae 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 urticicola/Coprinopsis urticicolaan inkcapoften buried under desne layers of decayed grass leavesfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Juncus/Juncusrushesdecayeddebris (summer)
fruitbody (often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves) often buried under desne layers of decayed grass leaves fruitbody is saprobic on decayed leaf Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Poales: Poaceae 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 urticicola/Coprinopsis urticicolaan inkcapoften buried under desne layers of decayed grass leavesfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus lanatus/Holcus lanatusYorkshire-fogdecayedleaf (summer)

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoprinopsis urticicola (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 urticicola (an inkcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gierczyk, B., Kujawa, A., Pachlewski, T., Szczepkowski, A. & Wójtowski, M. 2011 Rare species of the genus Coprinus Pers. s. lato Acta Mycologica Vol 46 (1): 27-73.
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 urticicola (an inkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Buller, A.H.R. 1914 *** Some critical remarks on the generic positions of Psathyra urticaecola Berk. et Broome, Coprinus plicatilis Fr., and Psathyrella disseminata Pers. ***(Superseded) TBMS Vol 05: 482-489.

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

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Coprinopsis urticicola (an inkcap)

A tiny white inkcap fungus which grows, mainly in summer, on rotting Juncus, Carex, grasses, Urtica and other plant debris, particularly in damp places. Probably widespread in souhern England.

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