Coprinellus_heptemerus

<i>Coprinellus heptemerus</i>

Coprinellus heptemerus

Species of fungus

Coprinellus heptemerus is a species of mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae. It was first described as Coprinus heptemerus by mycologists M. Lange and Alexander H. Smith in 1952,[1] and later transferred to the genus Coprinellus in 2001.[2] It is a coprophilous fungus and it is known to occur on the dung of goats and possibly on that of sheep.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Lange M, Smith AH (1952). "Species concept in the genus Coprinus". Dansk botanisk Arkiv. 14 (6): 1–164.
  2. [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.
  3. [3]
    Richardson, Michael J. (2008). "Coprophilous fungi from the Greek Aegean islands" (PDF). Mycologia Balcanica. 5: 23–32.


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